Med-share Florida is a non-profit organization that procures medical supplies and equipment from Florida hospitals and health care entities and donates them to qualified international charitable medical organizations. It has processed millions of dollars worth of donations since 2003, benefiting communities in developing countries. Med-share also involves students in sorting and packing donations and assembling first aid kits. Grant funds help Med-share retrieve donations across Florida and deliver them to various partner organizations that provide medical care in developing nations.

1. Phone: 352.697.3166
dcarella@mail.usf.edu carellad@citrus.k12.fl.us
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8865 E Rosemont St.
Inverness, FL 34450
med-share Florida
Med-share Florida is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, (EIN: 86-1177751) dedicated to procuring
medical and surgical supplies and equipment for donation to qualified providers of international charitable
medical care in developing countries. Med-share.fl carries out medical surplus recovery throughout
Florida through its relationship with Florida hospitals, hospices, home-health agencies and other health
care entities, and then works with partner agencies to ship equipment overseas.
Working with hospital materials managers, local physicians, and international charity partner agencies
since 2003, Med-share has processed several million dollars’ worth of medical donations, benefitting
children and families in medically underserved communities throughout the developing world. Med-share
provides countless service hour opportunities to local secondary and university students who help with the
sorting and packing process under supervision of medical professionals. In addition, med-share.fl and our
student volunteers work year round to assemble first-aid kits from donated medical surplus which are also
given to partner international charities to distribute on their medical missions.
Support from grant funds helps med-share.fl retrieve donations across the state and oversee their pre-
sorting and delivery to:
 Project C.U.R.E, Sarasota (http://www.projectcure.org/ ) C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated
medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world.
 CardioStart International, Tampa (http://cardiostart.org/splash.htm ) has performed over 500 free
pediatric and adult cardiac surgeries in developing world countries since 1987. Virtually all
procedures accomplished with surplus or recovered equipment. Based in Tampa
 New Missions, Orlando (http://www.newmissions.org/) Serves community 2 hours west of Port
Au Prince of over 10,000 students and their families. Donated surplus and grant fund help purchase
pharmacy items for children and families of 22 elementary school and other clinics in Haiti.
 Project Medi-share, Miami (http://www.projectmedishare.org/) at the University Of Miami Medical
School. Medi-share consists of UM Med School faculty and students who organize regular medical
missions and equipment shipments to Haiti.
Grant funds enable purchase of up to 50 gallon hard plastic sealable containers allowing for storage and
transport of equipment. Hospitals, hospices, home health agencies, and health care facilities use
containers to store surplus until med-share retrieves them. If enough containers are purchased, med-share
is able to donate containers to partner charities to facilitate their shipment overseas. Containers keep
medical surplus sterile and ensure equipment has a clearly identified storage location until they are
transported to international charities where they are processed further and then shipped to recipient
hospitals and health care clinics in medically underserved areas in developing countries.
Dan Carella, MPH
Founder med-share.fl