Down East Medical Supply

At Down East Medical Supply we are experts at home care products and have been providing high quality products and service for many years.

At our showroom, located on the Lenoir Memorial hospital campus, we stock a large inventory of medical equipment, supplies, and uniforms. All oxygen supplies provided by Down East come with an emergency backup tank at no extra charge to prevent any interruption in service. Staff from Down East ensure their oxygen services by routinely checking the equipment used by all Down East oxygen patients.

Hours of operation

Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
24 hour emergency on-call services: 252-522-1761 or 1-800-447-8555

Some of the products available at Down East include:

  • Oxygen
  • Concentrators
  • Portable oxygen systems
  • Liquid oxygen
  • Recovery Equipment
  • Hospital beds
  • Bath safety equipment
  • Shower seats
  • Bedside commodes
  • Trapeze Bars
  • Patient lifts
  • Ambulatory Assistance
  • Wheelchairs - standard & power
  • Walkers
  • Power scooters
  • Lift chairs, canes, and crutches
  • Breathing Aids
  • Nebulizers
  • CPAP & BIPAP systems

Other home health aides available

  • Diabetic supplies
  • Ostomy supplies
  • Enteral nutrition
  • Incontinence supplies
  • First aid supplies
  • Decubitus care products
  • Breast pumps
  • Blood pressure units pillows & cushions
  • Physician’s office equipment
  • Suction Equipment

We can arrange for all of your medical supply and equipment needs. Free setup and delivery of equipment and training provided by our friendly factory-trained professionals. Down East will bill Medicare and all other insurance. Down East is accredited by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.

 
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Safe Kids invites you to “be our guest”

Safe Kids/Safe Communities serves Lenoir, Greene, and Jones Counties.  Bi-monthly meetings are held at Lenoir Memorial Hospital the lead organization for the coalition. Safe Kids’  mission is to reduce the number of children killed or injured from preventable injuries. If anyone is interested in attending a Safe Kids/Safe Communities meeting, please contact Velvet Tyndall at 252-522-7471 or Joy Brock 252-747-8183.

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Nutrition Counseling

What do Dietitians do?       
Lenoir Memorial Hospital offers one-on-one nutrition counseling services with a registered dietitian who will work with you to create a custom-tailored plan to meet your personal needs, desires and goals.Our professional nutrition experts can develop an individualized eating plan that will help you reach your personal health goals and meet required nutrition adaptations necessary in some complex medical conditions.     Focusing On Your Unique Dietary Health Concerns   Our dietitians can assess and provide for the nutritional needs of inpatients, and outpatient community members. Nutrition counseling is given for diabetes, geriatrics, maternal and child health, sports nutrition, weight loss or gain, cancer related nutrition issues, and food allergies. Many other situations also can benefit from nutrition counseling. The dietitian will work with your physician to provide a treatment plan which may include the following:
· ideal body weight, caloric and dietary needs
· foods that help facilitate swallowing
· special diets for children and seniors
· dietary modifications that need to be made as a result of an acute    situation or a disability
· patient and family education on nutrition topics related to diseases    (i.e., diabetes, short bowel                       syndrome)

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Recognize a nurse Sunday

This year Recognize a nurse Sunday is May 2, and as part of the National Nurses Week  promotion, we hope that you will take this opportunity to recognize the nurses who are part of your community.

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Dietitians are Clinical Experts

Outpatient nutrition counseling on a variety of subjects such as diabetes, weight loss, and high cholesterol is available one-on-one to our community. If you are interested in seeing a Registered Dietitian, please call the Lenoir Memorial clinical nutrition office at (252) 522-7287 and let our staff help obtain a physician referral for you. Once we have received a physician’s referral your appointment can be scheduled.

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Wellness Lending Library

Need an interesting presentation for your ladies group, civic organization, or church group? We can help you fill  Through special grant funding, thirty-minute videos and user-friendly discussion guides are available for groups to borrow to facilitate dialogue among participants. Each video is 15-20 minutes long. Call 252-522-7014 to reserve a video at no fee.those chairs!

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Safe Kids - National ASK (Asking Saves Kids) Day

This gun violence prevention event includes a display in the Lenoir Memorial lobby and free gun locks while they are available.  The event is scheduled to last from 10 am - noon

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Safe Kids sports injury prevention clinic

Children of all ages are invited to attend this sports injurty prevention clinic.  Many sports injuries are preventable with proper equipment and conditioning.

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Safe Kids car seat check up event

Take advantage of this opportunity to get your car seats checked by trained professionals.  A Spanish interpreter will be available.

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National Safe Kids Week kickoff

Safe Kids of Lenoir County along with Safe Kids North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Insurance will kickoff this week-long event at the Kinston Indians baseball game.  For more information call 252-522-7471.

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Safe Kids bike rodeo

Kids ages 5-15 years old are invited to come out and ride in the rodeo.  Safe Kids is co-hosting this event with the Jones County Health Department.  Kids are encouraged to bring their own bikes.  The event will take place at Jones Senior High School, 1490 Highway 58, Trenton, from 10:45 - 12 noon

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