ABOUT US
We're on a mission to ensure everyone has access to life-saving medical supplies.
OUR STORY
As a trained nurse, founder Claire Lane knows the high level of care hospitals across Australia provide. Unfortunately, not all our supplies meet these standards.
Thousands of gowns, tools and instruments are discarded every day due to various reasons like expiration dates or small packaging punctures that have little to no effect on performance.
Rather than see these clean and unused supplies go to waste, Claire searched for a solution only to find there wasn't one—so she built it herself.
Save Our Supplies was born to ensure that everyone has access to lifesaving supplies.
OUR IMPACT
Through partnerships with various charities, entire communities in developing countries— without the necessary infrastructure, funding or support—can stock clinics and hospitals with supplies that would have otherwise gone to landfills here in Australia.
We have delivered approximately $5 million worth of free medical supplies to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Cambodia and Fiji.
We helped establish a new maternity unit in Papua New Guinea and supplied over 10,000 bottles of hand sanitiser to Fijian schools during the COVID-19 crisis.
We saved approximately 20 tonnes per year of clean medical waste destined for landfill. We not only prevented this waste from occurring, but we created a substantial humanitarian benefit and reduced hospital operating costs in the process. Most major hospitals in Brisbane are now partnering with us.
In Australia, we have also redirected our supplies to assist wildlife charities helping animals injured in bushfires.
We are currently assisting One Bridge, a healthcare for the homeless charity, with items such as gowns, gloves, and bandages.
We also supply universities with items used in clinical simulation training for the education of our future doctors and nurses.
And we're only just beginning...
MEET THE TEAM
OUR SUPPORTERS
Children's Health Queensland Hospital & Health Service
Children's Health Queensland offers hospital and health services for children and young people across Queensland and northern New South Wales, delivering a full range of clinical services, tertiary level specialist care and health promotion programs working with healthcare partners and families to make sure the care we offer is safe, accessible, high-quality and person-centred.
Pacific Healthcare
Pacific Healthcare is a value driven enterprise, supporting people to develop their skills, potential and capabilities, which they require to sustain independence and participate in the day-to-day activities in the community. They endeavour to ensure lives remain fulfilling, engaging and calm, no matter which stage of life they are in.
Ansell
Ansell's incredible journey began in 1893 at a bicycle tyre factory in Australia. Today, more than 130 years later, they are a global leader in safety solutions and an integrated manufacturer of personal protection equipment for healthcare and industrial workplaces. Each day, over 10 million workers in more than 100 countries trust their safety to Ansell brands. Driven by a vision to lead the world to a safer future, the company continuously pursues new product and service innovations that predict, prevent, and protect against workplace risk while promoting sustainable sourcing and manufacturing.
Gold Coast Private Hospital
Gold Coast Private is a 314-bed, 21 operating theatre facility offering the highest standard of clinical expertise and nursing care. The hospital is co-located with the Gold Coast University Hospital and Griffith University, forming a major part of the Health and Knowledge Precinct. Gold Coast Private offers a range of services including a 24-hour Emergency Care Centre, Intensive Care Centre, and Maternity Care Centre, as well as onsite imaging, pharmacy and pathology services.
Queensland Ambulance
Queensland Ambulance aims to deliver timely, quality and appropriate, patient focused services to the Queensland community. They look to pursue greater integration with partners across Queensland Health, to fulfill their ongoing role in promoting and protecting the health of Queenslanders.
McKillop Family Services
McKillop Family Services began in 1997 and are deeply committed to their work and driven by social justice. They are focused on establishing homes for orphaned children, destitute or neglected, and for families in need of care and support. They live with the values of their visionaries Mary McKillop, Catherine McAuley and Edmund Rice, who remain to this day, an inspiration.
Medline Australia
Medline Australia was established in 2011 and ever since they've been putting customers first. But their origins date back more than 100 years to 1910, when—in Chicago—Medline manufactured butcher’s aprons, and soon after, surgical gowns. And the rest is history. Today, Medline is the largest, privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products in the US, and a thriving $20 billion global enterprise, with growing international markets – including Australia. As a family-led organisation, Medline is still managed by the fourth generation of the Mills family who started it all in 1910.
Global Medicare
Founded by Mr Mohit Jain and Mr Mahu Jain, Global Medicare have been in the medical equipment industry for more than 19 years, developing a strong network of sales and service teams in different states in India. They have been supplying medical equipment to more than 375 hospitals all over India for over the last 15 years.
Fresh Linen
Founded in 2012, Fresh Linen has grown to become the leading provider of linen hire and commercial laundry services on the Gold Coast. They pride themselves on their commitment to quality, reliability, and exceptional customer service. Their team works tirelessly to ensure your linen needs are met, helping you provide the best experience for your guests.
Poutasi Development Trust
Poutasi Development Trust or the PDT is a charitable trust that engages in the social, cultural and educational development of Poutasi Village in Samoa.
Metro North Health
Metro North Health, Queensland's largest Hospital and Health Service, delivers excellent patient-centered care to nearly 900,000 people from Brisbane River to north of Kilcoy. They forge strong collaborations with healthcare partners and invest in systems, engagement, and culture to connect our people and enhance service delivery.
Uniting Care
Since the early 1900s, Uniting Care has empowered older people, individuals with disabilities, healthcare patients, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and families to experience life in all its fullness. They continuously innovate our services and advocate for justice while partnering with clients, communities, governments, and other providers to deliver wise, accessible support.
No Roads Expeditions Foundation
No Roads Expeditions Foundation leverages its 64 years of trekking expertise and 155 completed expeditions to serve remote communities in Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, and Indonesia that other organizations cannot reach. No Roads builds community capacity and empower disadvantaged people to become self-sufficient, ensuring our assistance creates lasting, sustainable impact.
Airlink
Changing the way the humanitarian community responds to disasters around the world, Airlink is a global organization, providing free airlift and logistical solutions to nonprofit partners, delivering aid to communities in crisis. By removing financial and logistical barriers to humanitarian response, they’re helping partners extend their in-country programs, delivering aid and hope.
Ramsay Health Care
Every year, millions of patients trust Ramsay to provide safe, high-quality healthcare in Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom. Founded by a leader in healthcare in 1964, Paul Ramsay, PRF is one of the largest charitable organisations in Australia, and we are pleased to be associated with them.
Community Capital
Community Capital, founded by Barrenjoey Capital Partners and Portfolio Manager Laurence Marshbaum OAM, helps Social Purpose Organisations grow and increase their community impact through multi-year funding. The firm generates strong investment returns while creating meaningful social impact, serving as a pioneering supporter that helped make our vision possible.
Rotary Association’s Donations In Kind
The Rotary Association’s Donations In Kind (DIK) division is our primary delivery partner. DIK delivers our supplies to developing nations such as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu and many more. With DIK’s help we are able to stock primary health clinics, hospitals and small villages in dire need of clean medical supplies.
One Bridge
One Bridge is a trained medical team outreach service providing primary healthcare and complex coordination services for homeless and vulnerable individuals and families. Their mission is to create equitable access to high-quality, compassionate healthcare services for allof Australia. They’re building bridges to better health, one step at a time.
Animal Rescue Collective
Animal Rescue Collective or ARC brings together specialist Animal Rescuers, professionals, volunteers, and wildlife workers to deliver immediate, life-saving support to animal rescuers across the nation. They provide comprehensive assistance—from food and medical supplies to logistics and expertise—helping organisations save animals through both direct intervention and community support.
Griffith University
We supply Griffith University with items for use in their clinical simulation training classes to help educate to next generation of doctors and nurses. We have also presented in their Women In Leadership lunch and taken part in Griffith’s Global Business Challenge 2020.
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