Medical Equipment Recycling Program

The UPMC Horizon Community Foundation’s Medical Equipment Recycling Program provides refurbished medical equipment at no cost to area residents in need.

How the Program Works

The Medical Equipment Recycling Program (also known as MERP) is an initiative of the UPMC Horizon Community Health Foundation. MERP accepts donations of gently used medical equipment from area residents who no longer need it or from organizations which have collected the items and reuses them by loaning the equipment to community members who need it. MERP also accepts donations of certain unused medical supplies, such as adult diapers, bed pads and bandages, which are made available to anyone who needs them. Anyone in the community can take advantage of the program – they do not have to be UPMC patients to use MERP’s services!

When equipment is received or returned, MERP staff clean, inspect, and repair the equipment as necessary to ensure that it is in an excellent condition. When ready, the equipment is made available to loan out. This process provides no-cost equipment to those in the surrounding area who have financial or other needs preventing them from obtaining equipment on their own and saves equipment from being discarded before the end of its lifespan. A single piece of equipment, cared for in this way, can serve dozens of people during its useful life.

The goal of MERP is to improve general community health by ensuring that residents have the equipment they need to live safe, active and independent lives. You can participate in MERP’s work in a number of ways. If you have unused medical equipment or supplies that are in good condition, you can donate it to MERP for others to use. You can sign up to be a volunteer repairing equipment or assisting customers. You can also make a financial donation to help support MERP and the costs of obtaining, cleaning, repairing and loaning equipment to the community. Your support makes a difference!

Equipment we loan:

  • Wheelchairs and Transport Chairs (prescription required)
  • Canes
  • Walkers
  • Bathroom equipment, including tub benches, shower chairs, tub bars, toilet bars, bedside commodes and raised seats
  • Rollators (prescription required)
  • Over the Bed Tables
  • Reachers, sock aids and leg lifters
  • Hoyer Lifts and slings
  • Bed Assist Rails
  • Crutches
  • Knee Scooters 
  • Other durable medical equipment

Request Equipment

You can request equipment by completing our online application.

Locations

Shenango Valley

Open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
707 Sharon-New Castle Road
Farrell, PA 16121
Phone: 724-347-MERP (6377)
Fax: 724-983-8734

Greenville

Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
2nd floor of Greenville UPMC Horizon Hospital 
110 North Main Street
Greenville, PA 16125
From the main hospital entrance, take the elevator in the back of the lobby (Elevator C) to the 2nd floor
Phone: 724-589-MERP (6377)
Fax: 724-373-1999

How to Become Part of the Program

MERP could not operate without the generous support of donors, friends and volunteers. You can get involved in any of the following ways…

Give

It’s easy to make a one-time or recurring donation to benefit MERP and help provide medical equipment to those who need it. Your gift helps ensure the program can purchase, clean and repair medical equipment to be used by community members. Click here to give now.

Donate

If you own medical equipment that is no longer needed, donate it to MERP for its use by those who need it! Equipment must be clean and in good condition to be used. Please call us at 724-347-MERP before delivering your equipment to us to ensure that we can use it.

Volunteer

We are always in need of volunteers to help transport, clean and refurbish our equipment, or to help customers get the equipment they need. Please contact us at 724-347-MERP to learn more about how you can help by becoming a MERP volunteer.

Donate Online

It’s easy to make a one-time or recurring donation to benefit MERP and help provide medical equipment to those who need it.

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MERP News & Updates

Greenville MERP is Moving!

Greenville MERP is Moving!

Greenville MERP is moving to UPMC Horizon Greenville Hospital!  Here's what you need to know... November 7th Greenville MERP will be closed in order to move. (Farrell location will be open as normal) The new site will be located on the 2nd Floor of the Greenville...

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Penn State Students Step Up for MERP

Penn State Students Step Up for MERP

The UPMC Horizon Community Health Foundation would like to thank the group of 2nd year Physical Therapist Assistant students from Penn State Shenango who recently participated in a workday at the Medical Equipment Recycling Program at our Farrell location. The...

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Donation from the Friends of MERP

Donation from the Friends of MERP

The UPMC Horizon Community Foundation has received a generous distribution of $6,900 from the Friends of MERP designated for the support the Foundation’s Medical Equipment Recycling Program. The donation was made to support the program’s efforts to equip community...

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Thank you to our partners

    Friends of MERP

    Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc.

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