Here is the full list of items required. Please have a look and see if you can help with any of the items. You do not have to supply the entire quantity listed. The quantities are for a year’s supply, but even a single item of something will be gratefully accepted.
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HOWARD HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
MEDICAL SUPPLIES: ANNUAL Requirements
- Bandages large quantities
- 10 ml Syringes with needle 6000
- Adhesive Tape 2400 rolls
- Drainage tubes 500
- Gauze large quantities
- Glucose testing strips (eg,”Bayer GlucoElite”) 2500 tests
- IV Cannula #18/20/22/24 and Giving Sets 6000
- Latex Gloves 3600 boxes
- Skin Traction Kits for Leg Fractures 75
- Surgical Gloves 4800 pair
- Tensor Bandages 2400
- Ultrasound Gel/ Lubricant 60 liter
- Urinary/ Foley Catheters and bags 1200
BASIC PHARMACEUTICALS:
- NSAIDS ( eg, Ibuprofen, Indocid, Naprosyn) 600,000 tabs
- Anifungal tablets 100,000 tabs
- Antibiotic cream for burns 100 liters
- Antibiotics, broad spectrum, IV and PO 200,000 tabs/ 5,000 vials
- Antifungal cream 15 liter
- Antihistamine (eg, Gravol, Benadryl) 300,000 tabs
- Antihypertensives 500,000 tabs
- Antiscabies medicine, eg, Lindane 100 liters
- Aqueous cream / Zinc oxide 25 liter
- Diabetes treatment 500,000 tabs
- Folic acid 250,000 tabs
- Intravenous fluids 5,000 liters
- Iron 500,000 tabs
- Multiivitamins 1,000,000 tabs
- Steroid cream 15 liter
- Tylenol 1,200,000 tabs
PHARMACY:
- Refrigerator
- Big Buckets
- Counting trays
- Kettles
- Large dishes for soaking.
- Measuring jugs
- Scissors
- Wheel trolleys
X-RAY DEPARTMENT:
- Wall Faces
- Chairs
- Computer & Printer
- Refrigerator
- Trolley
LABORATORY DEPARTMENT:
- CD4 Machine (Cytometer)
- Centrifuge Tubes (conical 15ml) glasses
- Countdown Timer
- Diamond Markers (Glass Writing)
- EDTA and Plain Tubes
- Indian Ink 10ml
- Micropipette Tips (Yellow and Blue)
- Micropipettes 100-1000, 50-200, 0-50ml
- Microscope Bulbs
- Microscope Glasses
- Microscope Immersion Oil 100ml
- Microscope Slides
- Pregnancy Test Kits
- RPR Reagents
- Water Bath
- Facscalibur ( E5301)
- Software: Multiset V1.1.2 + Reagents
- Blood Grouping Reagents: Anti-A, Anti-B, Anti-AB, Anti-D
- Compatibility reagents: Anti-Human Globulin & Liss or Liga
- Laboratory Coats
- Vacutainer Needles 21 G1
THEATRE DEPARTMENT:
- Surgical Blades, sizes 20, 21 & 22
- O/1 Vicryl and Dexon on large curved needles
- Sensitive Tape
- Surgical instruments, all kinds, especially scissors, and large crushing clamps
HOSPITAL KITCHEN:
- Digital scale which weighs up to 100kg (Platform)
- 2 Liters Jugs
- 20 liters Aluminum pots
- Bread Slicer
- China/Steel Ware plates
- Double Deep fat frying pan¢ Dough mixer or liquidizer
- Electrical potato peeler
- Griller
- Large buckets
- Large colanders
- Large frying pans
- Large Kettles
- Large stainless steel dishes
- Large Tea pots
- Medium size scone cutters
- Soft brooms or broom heads
- Trolleys
- Vegetable knives
- Wheeled buckets with gargets or mop squeezers
BUSINESS/OFFICE
- Heavy Duty Photocopier
- Bond Papers and Envelopes
- Calculator
- Cartridges (13619 HC, C8727A, c8728a, 414836 ooHC)
- Computers and Printers
- Fax Machine
- Fluorescent lights
- Pens, Pencils and Markers
- Telephone Answering Machine
REHABILITATION:
- Treadmill
- Cycling Exercise Bike
- Digi-Flexors (different types)
- Home Gym
- Infra Red Lamps
- Message Machine
- Nerve stimulator, Tens machines
- Physio Balls (different types)
- Pulley System
- Static Electric Bike
- Tilt Table
- Wrist Incisors
GENERAL:
- Linen
- AAA Batteries 5,000
- Bicycles 50
- Bleach large quantity
- Computers 25
- Electrical Irons 4
- Food Supplements
- Handheld Computers 10
- Mattresses and Pillows 500
- Sewing Machines (220 V or manual) 10
- Soap large quantity
- Soccer Outfits and Soccer Balls 2 teams
- Soccer Shoes 25 pair
- Tissue Paper 3,000 rolls
- Toothpaste and Brushes 5,000
- 5 or 10 Tonne Lorry
Thank you for your consideration of this list.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Thistle BSc (Hon), MD, FRCSC (Ob/Gyn)
