How the Equipment-Supplies Exchange Works (complete list of donated products)
To make it less frustrating for those donating and receiving items through the equipment exchange we’ve decided to refine the equipment-supply
process.
Donors should contact the Oley office, preferably by email
harrinc@mail.amc.edu, or call toll-free, (866) 454-7351 between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. EST. We need your contact information as well as a list of the products you are donating; please include all the details requested on the form (donation/request
form).
Donated items will be listed on the Oley website for three months (without the donor’s name, etc.). We ask donors to hold onto the items for the entire three months, OR until they are requested through the equipment-supply exchange. Donated items will be taken off the list at this time.
We also have a request list. Let us know what supplies you are looking for and we'll contact you if the item becomes available.
We ask that as a donor or recipient if you get rid or or
take any of the items, that you please email or call us to let us know.
This drastically helps us keep our list as updated as possible.
The equipment-supply exchange program cannot accept prescription drugs, and no longer accepts smaller, lower cost items that typically go un-exchanged such as end caps, sterile fields, gauze, etc. Feel free to contact
us if the item you would like to donate isn’t on the list of accepted products in the form but you feel it is a good item to exchange.
We ask donors to use the common sense approach before listing items: do you have a reasonable quantity to make it worth the expense and effort of listing and mailing the items?
Individuals interested in receiving items listed through the equipment-supply exchange should contact the Oley office for the donor’s name and contact information. It is your responsibility of the person in need to contact either UPS (800) 742-5877 or Federal Express (800) 463-3339 to arrange and pay for shipment of the donated items. Please notify us if you do not end up taking the items we have referred you to so we can make them available to other members. Unwanted items may be accepted by your local Humane Society or veterinarian.
Oley cannot guarantee the quality of the supplies donated or be responsible for their condition. In the spirit of Oley, we ask that those receiving goods, especially heavy items such as enteral formula or infusion pumps, offer to pay the shipping costs.
Click here to view the list of available supplies. If you find something that you are in need of contact the Oley office at harrinc@mail.amc.edu and we can let you know who has the items. If you don't find what you need you can also be added to the list of requested items.
If you are looking for a formula that's not
available, you might also consider ordering it directly from the company.
Depending on the formula, this can save you considerable expense over regular
retail prices. Information on the major formula manufacturers is posted at:
http://www.oley.org/lifeline/ndtubetalk.html.
Depending on the patient's tolerance for changes in diet, you might consider
supplementing with Carnation Instant Breakfast or a homemade,
blenderized formula as well.
Be sure to discuss this option with your
physician/dietitian before trying it.
This list was updated on 6/22/09