Pack n Send Blog

With 106 hospitals in the Houston Texas metropolitan area and countless doctors offices there are times medical equipment needs to be moved from one facility to another.  Medical facilities in the Houston area include:

•    Houston Medical Center
•    Texas Medical Center
•    Houston Northwest Medical Center
•    Menninger Clinic
•    Memorial Hermann
•    St. Luke's Medical Center
•    St. Joseph Medical Center
•    Houston Methodist Hospital
•    Medical Clinic of Houston
•    University of Texas
•    and many more

A one size fits all approach will not work when packing and shipping medical equipment.  Shipping medical equipment requires specialized expertise. 

Items that may need to be packed and shipped include:
•    microscopes
•    medical examination tables
•    autoclaves
•    high value diagnostic equipment
•    physical therapy equipment

The specific aspects of the equipment need to be taken into account prior to packing and shipping. For a microscope, specialized packing needs to be done to protect the lenses. High value diagnostic equipment will also have special requirements.  Each piece of medical equipment needs to be handled differently to ensure defect-free delivery.  You will want to select a moving company that has experience handling medical equipment moves and that employs a moving crew that has been trained specifically for carefully handling medical equipment. They should be trained in proper:
•    Packing
•    Loading
•    Delivery
•    Unloading
•    Unpacking

The moving crew needs to know how to box, crate or freight medical equipment.  They should handle each piece of medical equipment differently.  Focus should be placed on protecting the vital aspect of the specific item.

If you are moving your medical equipment internationally appropriate paperwork must be prepared and filed. Consider hiring a shipping company that has experience with international processes and paperwork so they can assist you. 

At pack n send in Houston, we have prepared a list of some of the countries that we ship to. Feel free to contact us about shipping medical equipment.

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Baruba
Belize
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia |
Bonaire
Botswana
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brittish Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Colombia
Congo
Congo Republic of
Cook Island
Costa Rica
Croatia
Curaco
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faeroe Islands
Fijii
Finland
France
French Guinana
French Polynesia
Gabon
The Gambia
Germany
Georgia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary 
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy 
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Libyan Arab Jamahiriy
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papa New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saba
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)
Samoa
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Barthelemy
St. Eustatius
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Vincent
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tonga
Tongo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia 
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom 
United States of America
U.S. Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe



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