title: Durable medical equipment recycling: a pilot program.
abstract: Our unfunded trauma patients often lack the access to adequate health care services and equipment after hospital discharge. We have developed and implemented a pilot program to provide reclaimed durable medical equipment to medically indigent trauma patients. Our program includes the reuse of items such as front-wheeled walkers, bedside commodes, shower chairs, crutches, and canes.
authors.affiliation: Trauma Program, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. aaron.wright@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Aaron J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003446:Crutches; D004389:Durable Medical Equipment; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014038:Toilet Facilities; D014193:Trauma Centers; D017664:Uncompensated Care; D014853:Walkers