A bank providing medical equipment
A man desperately seeks a wheelchair for a family member for a short-term use, and it does not prove an easy search. Having witnessed this, a bunch of his friends from RYA Cosmo Elite Foundation start a medical equipment bank. This was ten years ago, and now, this bank boasts a horde of medical equipment at any given time, and it operates from a garage in Pulianthope. The medical equipment are either bought new or received as donation.
These medical equipment are lent on a no-cost basis to those in critical care at home. Wheelchairs, medical beds and oxygen concentrators are among the most sought-after items by families.
“We ask users to use a medical equipment for 30-45 days and return or renew it at least once so that they can keep it for a longer period of time,” says Aashish Kumar Jain CS, trustee of RYA Cosmo Elite Foundation, adding that at least 4,000 people have benefited from the bank over the years.
Physiotherapy devices are among the latest medical items to be added to the e-bank. Aashish says once a member of Rotaract Club was keen on supporting this initiative and he requested that the message on the bank accepting gently used items be circulated so that those in need are benefited. “We need support both in cash and kind, but one big help we would like to offer people is removing the burden of keeping medical items that are not needed any more and passing it on to someone in need,” says Aashish.
