Thanks to donors, local funders and partners; and with the support of dedicated volunteers and staff, our Health Equipment Loan Programs empower thousands of people each year to live more independently.

HELP also plays an important role in the diversion of used equipment otherwise destined for landfill.

HELP operates in the provinces of B.C., Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the Yukon territory.

How do we help?

Our Short Term Loan Program alleviates the pressures that come along with injury or illness; assists seniors with mobility issues, allows people to return home from hospital earlier, and supports those in palliative care who wish to spend their final days in the comfort of their own home.

For anyone who needs medical equipment to live safely at home, the Red Cross provides aids such as:

Wheelchairs
Walkers
Bath seats and benches
Commodes and toilet seats
Crutches and canes
Bed handles
Other durable medical equipment
HELP is a volunteer-supported, community-based service that is made possible through the support of health authorities, donations of used equipment, financial donations, and the efforts of thousands of volunteers and professional staff.

This program is an integral part of the Canadian health care system and ensures the health and safety of our clients by requesting a referral from a registered health care professional for all equipment loans.

Located in Kelowna, KGH offers high-level, specialty medical care including 24 hour emergency and trauma services, ambulatory and outpatient clinics, and diagnostic/paramedical services.

Specialty services include adult and adolescent psychiatry, outpatient nutrition, patient care quality officers, and cardiac surgery.

Service(s) offered at this location
Aboriginal Patient Navigator Service
Acquired Brain Injury Services
Acute HIV/AIDS Inpatient Services
Acute Neurology
Acute Psychiatric Services
Acute Psychiatry Short Stay Unit
Addiction Consult Team
Adolescent Psychiatry Unit (APU)
Angioplasty
Antepartum Care
Arthritis Rehabilitation
Artial Fibrillation Clinic
Asthma Education Program
BC Early Hearing Program
Burns Clinic
Cardiac Angiogram
Cardiac Stepdown Unit
Cardiac Surgery
Cardioversion
Cast Clinic
Chemotherapy
Child and Youth Community Dietitian
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Services
Colon Screening Program
Community Care Clinic
Community Respiratory Therapy
Convalescent Care
CT Scan
Dental Surgery
Diabetes Education Program
Diagnostic Bronchoscopy
Diagnostic Cardiology
Drug and Alcohol Resource Team
Ear, Nose & Throat Services
Echocardiogram
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Emergency Health Services
End of Life / Palliative Care
Endocrinology
Endoscopy
Enterostomal Therapy
Exercise Electrocardiogram
Fluoroscopy
Gastroenterology
General Medicine
General Rehabilitation
General Surgery
Geriatric Medicine
Gynaecological and Obstetrics Surgery
Hand Clinic
Healthy From The Start
Hematology
Holter Monitor
Home Oxygen Program
Hospice
Intensive Care Unit
Interventional Radiology / Angiography
Intrapartum Care
Laboratory Outpatient Services
Mammography
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Maternity Services
Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Microbiology
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Neonatal Intensive Care
Neurological Rehabilitation
Neuropsychiatry
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Nutrition / Dietitian Services
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthotics
Otolaryngology Surgery
Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy Program
Outpatient Nutrition Counselling
Pacemaker Implantation
Patient/Family Counselling
Pediatric Asthma Services
Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Pharmacy Services
Physiotherapy Services
Plastic Surgery
Post Anaesthetic Care
Postpartum Care
Psoriasis and Phototherapy
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Diagnostics
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Radiology (X-ray)
Respiratory Therapy
Safe Babies Program
Sleep Disorders Services
Speech-Language Pathology: Adult
Spiritual Care Services
Spirometry Testing
Stress Echocardiogram
Surgical Daycare
Swallowing Intervention Services
Telehealth
Tertiary Psychiatric Services
Thoracic Surgery
TIA Rapid Access Clinic
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
Transfusion Services
Ultrasound (Sonography)
Urology
Urology Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Vasectomy
Vision Services
Volunteer Services
Wound Care