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Lorraine Surgical Supply is now a part of Shield HealthCare!

Experience matters. With more than 60 years of home medical supply experience, Shield is a leading provider of incontinence, urological, ostomy, enteral nutrition, diabetes, breastfeeding and wound care supplies in Ohio. Our mission is simple: to serve the medical supply needs of patients at home with excellence and exceptional service. We offer direct billing to Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs and private health care plans, as well as serve dual eligible beneficiaries. With distribution and customer service offices right here in Cleveland, we are local and here to help.

Shield HealthCare serves customers with Medicare, Medicaid, dual eligible beneficiaries, HMOs and private health care plans within the entire state of Ohio, including:

Akron

Beavercreek

Boardman

Bowling Green

Brunswick

Canton

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Cleveland Heights

Columbus

Cuyahoga Falls

Dayton

Delaware

Dublin

Elyria

Euclid

Fairborn

Fairfield

Findlay

Gahanna

Grove City

Hamilton

Hilliard

Huber Heights

Kettering

Lakewood

Lancaster

Lima

Lorain

Mansfield

Marion

Mason

Massillon

Mentor

Middletown

Newark

North Olmsted

North Ridgeville

North Royalton

Parma

Reynoldsburg

Springfield

Stow

Strongsville

Toledo

Upper Arlington

Warren

Westerville

Westlake

Youngstown

7520 Engle Lake Drive, Suite A
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
Phone: (800) 557-7710
(330) 598-6368
Fax: (330) 598-6369

Since 1957, Shield HealthCare has been helping people with a need for disposable medical products live comfortably at home.
Shield HealthCare Benefits at a Glance:

  • Local customer service representatives for accurate and timely orders
  • Direct billing to Medicare, Ohio Medicaid and many private insurances
  • Same-day, discreet shipping on approved orders
  • FREE shipping with most insurance plans
  • Easy patient referral process
  • On-staff Registered Dietitians for nutritional assessments and follow-up
  • Educational Programs and in-services for health care professionals
  • Thousands of brand name home health care products to choose from, including:
    • Incontinence Supplies: underpads, pull-ups and adult diapers
    • Ostomy Supplies: full line of ostomy supplies from major manufacturers
    • Urological Supplies: catheters and supplies
    • Wound Supplies: basic and advanced wound care
    • Enteral Nutrition Supplies: adult and pediatric formulas, tubes and more Diabetes Supplies: Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) and test strips Breastfeeding Supplies: breast pumps and accessories
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