Seasonal Medical Supply Planning for Clinics and Care Teams

Build an inventory based on your care setting

Use your facility’s infection-control plan and local public-health guidance to decide which supplies and specifications you need. Review stock before seasonal changes or announced local restrictions, and avoid relying on a promised delivery date until supplier availability is confirmed.

• Masks: choose the required mask or respirator type and confirm labeling, fit requirements and case quantities. View our listed disposable mask.
• Exam gloves: track sizes separately and count individual gloves. Compare medium and large nitrile gloves.
• Patient care: review the routine supplies your team already uses, including underpads and caregiver supplies.
• Wound care: check quantities and sizes of gauze, dressings and bandages.

What to include in a replenishment request

Send exact SKUs, sizes, cases needed, remaining stock, delivery location and a required date. Confirm permitted substitutions before ordering. Current quotes determine packaging, availability and all delivery charges.

Follow current information

Use CDC’s regularly updated respiratory-illness dashboard and your local health department for current conditions. This purchasing guide does not announce a quarantine or forecast a shortage.

See CDC mask guidance and CDC hygiene guidance for general prevention information. Alcohol prep pads are not a substitute for hand sanitizer.

Get a delivered quote

Include item numbers, sizes, number of cases, delivery ZIP code and your required date. We confirm availability, shipping, applicable tax and the final total before you order. Published case prices exclude shipping and applicable tax.