ReCARES Oakland will be very short-staffed on Friday 02/17/2023. Please be kind to the volunteers who show up and be patient. We also have a shortage of pull-up briefs (all sizes) and bed pads.If you have pull-up briefs/depends or bed pads to donate, please bring them to our site during open hours. Don’t forget to …
We have received so many donations of regular walkers, crutches, and commodes that we currently CANNOT accept more. Not one, nor two. Please check again in a couple of weeks. Our staff is working hard in finding organizations that might be able to receive this excess inventory. If you work, volunteer, or know of an …
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As every Thanksgiving day, the ReCARES team in San Francisco will be there this Thursday, November 24th. The only change is that the site will close at 2 PM. Thanks to all the volunteers who decided to spend this Holiday helping the community ♥
During this Holidays Season, ReCARES Oakland will be closed on November 25th, December 23rd, and December 30th. We wish you all Happy Holidays and look forward to continuing our service into 2023.
ReCARES in Oakland will be open as usual this Friday 10/27/2022. Special Items currently available: Cough Assist (x3) Compression pump & garments, like this one. Irrigation Trays Irrigations Syringes Saline solution Wedge Pillows Did you know? Arriving before noon is usually not a good idea. Here are 3 reasons why: Because our volunteers need the time …
We appreciate everyone’s donations today. Thanks to your help we can continue to serve those who need access to medical equipment and supplies. By recycling your equipment, we also reduce unnecessary medical waste.
By Dr. Kate Scanell, Bay Area physician and syndicated columnist, Bay Area Newspaper Group. Contributing columnist: Oakland Tribune Years ago, a patient was slowly wheeled into my examination room by her two laboring adult daughters. The patient’s wheelchair creaked and thumped as it rolled through the doorway — clearly an antique, and clearly an aerobic …
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