Red Cross Short Term Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP)

Disability Services, Medical Equipment, and Seniors Services

Provided by Canadian Red Cross

The Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) lends basic equipment on a short-term basis to assist people coping with illness, injury, or end-of-life at home. Click website links below to find locations in each region
Equipment Available:
  • Bath boards
  • Bath stools
  • Bath transfer benches
  • Bathtub safety rails
  • Bed cradles
  • Bed handles
  • Canes – standard and quad
  • Commodes - wheeled, stationary and shower
  • Crutches – axilla and forearm
  • I.V. poles
  • Overbed tables
  • Raised toilet seats
  • Toilet safety frames
  • Wheelchairs - standard and companion
  • Walkers – frame, 2 wheeled, 4 wheeled

Referral Instructions: A referral is required from a registered health care professional. See form below.
Click the website links below for a list of locations in each region

604-930-9073 (Fraser Health Region)

Public email: lmr.help@redcross.ca

Website: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

604-270-4224 (Vancouver Coastal Health Region)

Public email: lmr.help@redcross.ca

Website: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

250-491-8443 (Kootenays - Interior Health Region)

Public email: bcsi@redcross.ca

Website: http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

250-491-8443 (Okanagan - Interior Health Region)

Public email: bcsi@redcross.ca

Website: http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

250-491-8443 (Thompson/Nicola/Cariboo - Interior Health Region)

Public email: bcsi@redcross.ca

Website: http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

250-564-6566 (Northern BC - Northern Health Region)

Public email: princegeorge@redcross.ca

Website: http://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

250-382-2043 (Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast - Vancouver Island Health Region)

Public email: bccoastal@redcross.ca

Website: https://www.redcross.ca/how-we-help...

909 Fairfiled Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V 3A3

9:30am-4:30pm

Service is available in English.

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

  • Physician or nurse practitioner referral
  • Health professional referral
Referral Forms
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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Ways to Access
  • Provided at multiple locations

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  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Email
  4. In which city/town do you work?
  5. What is your role? E.g. Family Physician, Office Staff, Medical Resident
  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
  7. Office Phone

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