Evaluating a one-year orthopaedic medical equipment donation pilot program
This study demonstrated the viability of a DME donation program within an outpatient orthopaedic surgical clinic. Our pilot program generated a large volume of DME and would be easily replicable at other sites. In doing so, there is tremendous potential to minimize healthcare-associated waste, decrease patient financial burden, and improve access to care locally and globally.
Authors
- William R. Aibinder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7620-426X)
- Vibav H. Mouli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9536-8072)
- Michael Casden
- Connor Wright
- David Walton
- Anya Singh
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Stony Brook School (US)
- Stony Brook Medicine (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijotn.2026.101278
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00