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Through our Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP), a national program of the Canadian Red Cross, we’re providing health equipment to individuals dealing with illness or injury.
HELP also plays an important role in the diversion of used equipment otherwise destined for landfill.
How do we help?
Our Short Term Loan Program alleviates the pressures that come along with injury or illness; assists seniors with mobility issues, allows people to return home from hospital earlier, and supports those in palliative care who wish to spend their final days in the comfort of their own home.
For anyone who needs medical equipment to live safely at home, the Red Cross provides aids such as:
Wheelchairs
Walkers
Bath seats and benches
Commodes and toilet seats
Crutches and canes
Bed handle
s
Other durable medical equipment
HELP is a volunteer-supported, community-based service that is made possible through the support of health authorities, donations of used equipment, financial donations, and the efforts of thousands of volunteers and professional staff.
The Red Cross operates a number of equipment programs tailored to the specific needs of local communities. These include:
Aids to Independent Living Program provides long term loans of home health equipment to individuals on low income in B.C.’s Lower Mainland.
HELP - Bed Loan Program provides loans of home-use hospital beds to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick residents until no longer required. Delivery, pick up and installation is provided.
Children’s Medical Equipment Recycling and Loan Service provides recycled specialized medical and therapeutic equipment to children in B.C. who are on the At-Home Program or are in government care.
HELP Plus program in British Columbia augments the short term loan program by providing delivery and installation of advanced equipment such as beds and lifts
Source:
Canadian Red Cross
Monday - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Thursday - Closed
Friday - Closed
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed
