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During the COVID pandemic, medical equipment reuse programs have helped with supply chain-related shortages and increased demand.

Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had been hospitalized with covid-19. But she had lost her job, and money was tight.

Medical equipment lent out by Yad Sarah. Photo: courtesy. JNS.org – Yad Sarah announces the benefit of Wheel It Forward, a Connecticut-based not-for-profit organization that offers a convenient destination for anyone to easily borrow or donate durable medical equipment. Like Yad Sarah’s lending centers, Wheel It Forward is a volunteer-run community library that provides equipment for anyone in need free of charge. Wheel It Forward founder Elliot Sloyer was inspired to build a team and start the American-based organization when he visited Yad Sarah in Israel back in 2018. Sloyer was chaper...

Yad Sarah inspires start of medical equipment-lending outlet in Connecticut Yad Sarah inspires start of medical equipment-lending outlet in Connecticut “When I saw the world-class presentation, I said to myself, ‘Wow. This is just an incredible idea, an incredible concept,’ ” said Wheel It Forward founder Elliot Sloyer. Medical equipment lent out by Yad Sarah. Credit: Courtesy. Spread the word. (February 2, 2021 / JNS) Yad Sarah announces the benefit of Wheel It Forward, a Connecticut-based not-for-profit organization that offers a convenient destination for anyone to easily borrow or...

New Stamford-based 'library' lends wheelchairs and walkers instead of books FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Dr. Stephanie Paulmeno , President and CEO of the Connecticut Nursing Association, and Wheel It Forward Founder and CEO Elliot Sloyer look over the donated durable medical at the Government Center in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Wheel It Forward allows people to rent donated durable medical equipment such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, walkers, and more.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Wheel It Forward Founder and CEO Elliot Sloyer chat with Stamford'...