iMediShare is a free community website where people give away pre-owned medical equipment they no longer need, and neighbors who need it can find it nearby. It also helps you find free and low-cost clinics. Nothing is bought or sold.

No. Accounts are free and every item is given away for free. Donors never ask for or accept payment. Optional contributions toward the website's running costs are separate and never affect your access.

Anyone 18 or older in the United States. You can browse without an account; you need a free account to request a connection, list an item or post a request.

No. iMediShare does not give medical advice and does not inspect, certify or sterilize equipment. Always check with a qualified healthcare professional before using medical equipment. See the disclaimer.

Clean, working equipment in seven categories: mobility supplies, patient support, respiratory, pressure care, bathroom safety, orthopedic goods and personal care. Single-use items (like CPAP masks or catheters), custom-fitted items (like hearing aids or TLSO braces) and a few devices that need professional calibration cannot be listed. The Restricted Items Policy has the full list.

Choose Give equipment, then add a title, category, condition, description, up to five photos and your ZIP code. A moderator reviews each listing before it appears in search.

No. A listing only needs your ZIP code, and iMediShare never asks for or stores your street address. When you are comfortable, share pickup details directly with the person you are giving the item to, or suggest meeting somewhere public.

Every listing has a short ID such as IMS-7K3F9Q, shown under its title. Quote it when you contact us or report a problem, or type it into search to find that listing.

Mechanical, electrical or life-sustaining devices such as oxygen concentrators, CPAP machines, hospital beds and patient lifts can be listed, but they carry a safety notice and people must acknowledge it before contacting you.

If a listing has not changed in 53 days we email you a reminder, and it is archived a week later unless you renew it. You can relist an archived item from your dashboard in one click.

Search by keyword, then set your city or ZIP code and a distance from 10 to 250 miles. You can also filter by category and condition, sort by closest, or use your current location.

Post a request on the request board so donors can see it, and save an alert from the search page to get an email when a matching item is listed near you.

Items are given as-is. Inspect everything before you take it, check the model number for recalls on the FDA recall database, and have a qualified professional check medical equipment before use. Our safety guide has a checklist.

Send one connection request. If the donor accepts, the item is automatically reserved for you, appears in both Pickup sections, and you both receive each other's contact details to arrange the handoff. The donor confirms the handover and you confirm receipt; each of you accepts a short handoff agreement. The listing is then taken down, you both get an email record, and the donor receives a certificate.

The donor can reopen the listing from the Pickups page so someone else can have it. You will get an email if a reservation for you is cancelled.

We remind them after three days. Seven days after confirming the handover, the donor can close the handoff with a short note, and a moderator may review it.

Only the donor and seeker in an accepted connection. A seeker consents when sending the request; the donor must accept and consent before iMediShare reveals either person's name, phone number and email. Contact details never appear on public profiles or listings.

We remove hidden location data from photos before they are stored, so a picture never reveals where it was taken.

Use Report on any listing, conversation or rating. A moderator reviews every report. For anything urgent or unsafe, contact local emergency services first. You can also contact us.

We email a 6-digit code to confirm the address is yours. It keeps fake accounts out and makes sure you receive connection and pickup updates.

Yes. In Settings you can turn off emails for connection requests, handoff updates, reminders and saved search alerts. Sign-in codes, password resets and handoff records are always sent.

Settings has a Download my data button and a Request account deletion button.

Besides our thanks, you get a printable certificate of appreciation for every completed donation. Open it from your dashboard history or the link in your donation record email. It is not a tax receipt.

Giver badges celebrate completed handoffs: Giver after your first, Generous giver after five and Community champion after ten. A supporter star appears only if you contributed to running costs and turned the badge on in Settings. Amounts are never shown.

Yes. Share your story and, once a moderator has reviewed it, it may appear on the Stories page and elsewhere on iMediShare. You choose the name shown, and please leave out health details.

Not unless iMediShare tells you otherwise in writing. Contributions help cover hosting, database, email and domain costs, and are never payment for an item.