medical SOURCES

 For more information on preparing a medical team for volunteer service, contact the UMVIM Medical Consultant, Dr. Michael C. Watson, Sr.

4 H.I.M.

PMB 177

1425 S. Santa Fe, Suite D

Edmond, OK 73003

His Healing Helping Hands International Ministries, also known as 4 H.I.M., currently operates a small warehouse for the collection of in-kind donations of medical supplies of all types and various other resources which enable teams to meet the needs of local and global communities.

For specific questions regarding medical supplies, contact Sandy Orchard RN at sandyo@4-him.net   For more information: www.4-him.net where you can fill out an application for needed medical supplies and view a partial listing of our current medical supplies.

Blessings, International

Harold C. Harder PhD

5881 S. Garnett             Phone: 918/250-8101

Tulsa, OK 74146                        Fax: 918/250-1281

info@blessing.org

Website: www.Blessing.org

Offers a wide selection of prescription and over the counter medicines, including vitamins. Also has medical supplies.  Small equipment items such as thermometers, stethoscopes, sphygmomanometers, ophthalmoscopes, nebulizers.  Dental needles and medicines, but no dental supplies or equipment.  Does not handle large equipment.

Dr Harder, the director, is a pharmacologist, and can advise on drug selection and therapeutic choices.

Contact them for an application form and current lists of available drugs and supplies

Prescription drugs can be ordered by any health professional with US prescribing privileges

CHOSEN Mission Project

Rich Thomas

3638 W. 26th St.                       Phone: 814/833-3023

Erie, PA 16506              Fax: 814/833-4091

rich@chosenmissionproject.org

Website http://www.chosenmissionproject.org

Deals with large medical equipment, particularly sterilizers and steam boilers, and hospital equipment such as operating room tables and lights.  Limited hospital supplies.  Limited X-ray equipment.

Remanufactures or rebuilds all of their equipment.  Offers technical advice about installation and maintenance, and instruction in infection control measures.  Charges 18% of fair market value, plus shipping.

Christian Dental Society

P. O. Box 296

Sumner, Iowa  50674

Phone & FAX:  563-578-8887

cdssent@iowatelecom.net

www.christiandental.org 

The Christian Dental Society has portable dental equipment that can be rented. This equipment is available to current CDS active membership.i

CROSSLINK INTERNATIONAL

427 North Maple Avenue

Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone:(703)534-5465

Fax:(703)536-8349

info@crosslinkinternational.net

www.crosslinkinternational.net/

CrossLink supplies medical mission teams, mission hospitals and clinics with medicines, medical supplies/equipment and recycled eyeglasses to reduce suffering among the world's neediest.  CrossLink is licensed as a pharmaceutical warehouser through the Virginia Board of Pharmacy.  The ministry customizes each project according to the needs of the recipient, ranging from a small box of medicines to 40-ft containers.  Contact: Melinda Matzen, Project Manager

Glasses for the Masses

Ed Irwin Asst. Direct

865-984-2468 Res

865 250-4366 Cell

Email: enirwin@charter.net

Fairview UMC                865/983-2080

2505 Old Niles Ferry Rd.

Maryville, TN 37803  

(Receives donated glasses, labels with prescription, makes them available to mission teams.)

Dr. Ed Hagan                           Phone/fax: 912/564-2173

114 Morningside Dr.       Fax: 912/564-9349

Sylvania, GA 30467

(Has access to 2 dental units, including chairs, and dental equipment for use by teams)

Hampton Research & Engineering, Inc.

Dr. William Harris, President

2670 West Interstate 40

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73108

Phone:  405-232-5103

FAX:     405-232-5104

Email: hampdent@swbell.net

Source of Portable Dental Equipment at discount:  (They work very closely with developing specialized portable dental equipment for Dr. Ron Lamb and his World Dental Missions Warehouse, and with the Christian Dental Society)

InFocus - supply house for new glasses

19728 Saums Road PMB #136

Houston, Tx.  77084

281-398-7525

www.infocusonline.org

Interchurch Medical Assistance, Inc.

Paul Derstine, Pres.       Phone: 410/635-8720

Don Padgett, R.Ph., Pharmaceutical Svcs Dir.

P. O. Box 429               Fax: 410/635-8726        

New Windsor, MD 21776           

Contact person:  Patty Ditzel

imainfo@interchurch.org

www.interchurch.org

Has extensive stocks of donated and purchased drugs and medical supplies.

These can be ordered by an MD with a DEA number.  Contact IMA, request a current list of available drugs and supplies and an application form.

IMA also has available their Medicine Box, which is a prepackaged, ready to transport unit of WHO recommended drugs.

IMA also has a Medicine Box program that allows churches and other groups to purchase over the counter products and send them to IMA, where they are repackaged, checked for dating, supplemented and sent to overseas locations.

 IMA can also handle larger sized and container shipments on request.

International Aid

Myles Fish, president,

Chuck McMillan, Mission Resource team leader,

Phone:  616 846 7490

17011 W. Hickory                      Fax: 616 846 3842

Spring Lake MI 49456-9712

ia@internationalaid.org

www.internationalaid.org

International Aid provides and supports solutions in healthcare in response to Biblical mandates.  International Aid also works with qualifying partner agencies to provide containerized Gift-in-Kind products for health-related projects.

Major source of medical equipment.  Has a staff of trained biotechnicians who refurbish and check out medical and dental equipment.  Will take orders, then contact when equipment becomes available and has been refurbished.  Provides technical training for operators and repair technicians, both on site and overseas.  Contact Mark Heydenburg for further information

Has donated medical and dental supplies, some prepackaged kits, limited pharmaceuticals.  Contact them for list and ordering information

Has a Mission Resource Center, which allows missionaries to order personal care items, medicines and medical supplies via walk-in or mail order

Also has Lab in a Suitcase, a battery or solar powered self-contained complete laboratory, including microscope, centrifuge, which can do basic chemistries, hematology.  Development continues on testing modules for 3 prevalent diseases.  Contact them for description and pricing.

James G. Diller, M.D., Medical Mission Services Foundation

3123 Kenwood Boulevard

Toledo, Ohio 43606-3112

Phone: 419.535.6996

Email: james.diller@sbcglobal.net

http://www.dillerfoundation.org/
Resources medical personnel by specialty, as well as medicines, medical equipment and supplies in NW Ohio.

King Benevolent Fund, Inc.    

Art Yannucciello, Operations Manager

1119 Commonwealth Ave

Bristol, VA 24201

Phone: 276 466 3014 or 800 321 9234

Fax: 276 466 0955

Provides a variety of short-dated medicines, both prescription and OTC, from many sources for distribution by missionaries.  Drugs must be ordered by an MD/DO.  A Mission Supply Request Form must be obtained on-line from www.kingbf.org/supplyrequest.htm,  filled out and sent to King at least 2-3 months before trip.  An inventory list and details of the ordering process will then be sent to you.

Lions Clubs eyeglass recycling centers

Coordinator: Denisa Marston

915-683-3611  www.lionsclubs.org

MAP International

International Medical Resources (IMR)

2200 Glynco Parkway         Phone: (912)265-6010

P.O. Box 215000                     Fax: (912)265-6170

Brunswick, GA  31521-5000

Contact: Customer Services

email: custsrvc@map.org

Website: www.map.org

Has pharmaceuticals and medical supplies by individual request.  Orders require the signature of a licensed practitioner (MD; DO; PA, etc.)  Contact

MAP for an order form and instructions.  All ligibility forms are also available on the website.

 - MAP offers the Travel Pack, a prepackaged unit of essential drugs and supplies ready for transport by air.  Check the website or contact MAP for

the latest contents and pricing.  Phone: (912)265-6010 ext. 6665 or email: prepack@map.org.

 - Customized and larger volume orders can be processed from a list of available inventory upon individual request also.

 - In addition, an extensive list of European generics can be ordered for shipping only to your mission site.  They cannot be shipped to a US address.

Medical Bridges, Inc.  

PO Box 300245

Houston TX 77230-

Phone: 713 748 8131

Fax: 713 748 0118

Web site www.medicalbridges.org

Collects and distributes a wide variety of medical supplies and small medical-surgical equipment. No dental supplies.  Can supply both clinics and hospitals.  Can handle large container size shipments.  Contact them with your needs.

MedShare International

A. B. Short
Chief Executive Officer
MedShare International
3240 Clifton Springs Road

Decatur, GA 30034
Phone: 770-323-5858
Fax: 770-323-4301

http://www.medshare.org/
For General Information: info@medshare.org

(receives and distributes medical supplies and equipment from Atlanta area hospitals)

Northwest Medical Teams

Tammy Kurtz                 800 959 HEAL

P. O. Box 10                

Portland, OR  97207-0010

http://www.nwmti.org   

Sends teams and volunteers to many locations.  Also has available medical supplies and small, non-electrical medical equipment, some dental supplies, limited pharmaceuticals.  Has basic kits of supplies.  Contact them for ordering information.

Project 20/20

Nevin Robbins nrobbins@project2020.org

Emmanuel UMC                        phone: 901/754-6548

2404 Kirby Rd.

Memphis, TN 38119-6606

http://www.project2020.org/

(Receives discarded eyeglasses & sunglasses, labels with prescription, provides to optometry teams.)

Rotary Club Morning Foundation

Kerrville Texas Rotary Club

Morning Foundation

Jack A. Thurmond, M.D.

206 Spring Mill Dr.

Kerrville, TX 78028

830-896-0226

Medical Eye Equipment Loan Program for Mission Projects.  The following equipment is available by application:

• Nikon Retinomax auto refractor

• Clement-Clark slit lamp (portable)

• Keeler magnifying surgical loupe

• Perkins applanation tononmeter

• Hand-held Heine slit lamp

• Surgical operating microscope

• A-Scan

• Various smaller hand-held items

No fee charged for short term missions except shipping costs. 

SBC Pioneers eyeglass bank for recycled or used glasses

1714 Ashland Avenue, Rm 23

Houston, Tx.  77008

Wanda Schoellkopf 713-865-5713

UMVIM Warehouse

Dr. R. B. “Bud” Antley & Jimmy Mitchell

117 W. Church St.

Batesburg/Leesville, SC 29006

803/532-9870 (Antley - o)

803/698-4652 (Antley - h)

803/698-6452 (Antley - pager)

803/532-4459 (Mitchell)

(UMVIM warehouse for medical supplies for any team in the Southeast that needs them. Will pick up medical, dental and other supplies if possible.)

World Dental Relief

Dental Missions Warehouse

Dr. Ron Lamb, President

P. O. Box 747

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma  74013-0747

Phone:  918-251-2612

FAX:     918-251-6326

dentalreliefinc@aol.com

www.dentalrelief.com

(Usually 15% of value charged plus shipping;  occasionally just shipping charge for some items)

For more information on preparing a medical team for volunteer service, contact the UMVIM SEJ Medical Consultant, Dr. Michael C. Watson, Sr.