Abstract: A holder for supporting a medical suction instrument generally upright on a wall or other support surface for storage and reuse, generally near a patient's location. The holder has a base and spaced supports extending outwardly preferably from upper and lower ends of the base. The upper support preferably includes a continuous rim such as an annular ring defining a first opening for receiving a first portion of the instrument. The lower support preferably has spaced support arms defining a second opening with an access to that second opening at the outer ends of the support arms. A second portion of the instrument is engaged by the upper support surfaces of the support arms while other portions of the instrument are inserted through the access and extend out of the second opening below the holder.