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LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL <br />FACILITIES MANAGEMENT <br />ENVIRONMENT OF CARE <br />MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT <br />' ZMJRIINVUIM <br />MEMENMIM <br />D-8420-90 <br />REVISED: MAY, 2010 <br />PAGE 1 OF 1 <br />A. Environmental Services staff is responsible for seeing that the medical waste produced by Lodi <br />Memorial Hospital is handled safely and in accordance with California rules and regulations. <br />Facilities Management maintains documentation related to medical waste handling. <br />B. Pharmacy Services staff is responsible for removing and managing the filled pharmaceutical waste <br />containers. <br />To ensure that medical waste is handled and stored in a safe and secure manner to minimize exposure to <br />patients, visitors, staff, and community. <br />A. When cleaning patient care areas, Environmental Services places all medical waste into red biohazard <br />bags, exchanges full sharps containers for empty sharps containers and transports collection tubs to <br />designated areas for off-site according to policy. <br />B. Pharmaceutical -generated waste is managed by Pharmacy Services until placed into the locked storage <br />area outside the hospital building. No access is permitted into the pharmaceutical waste <br />collection/storage area other than Pharmacy Services and the Safety Officer. <br />in <br />REVISED: 11/04,4/07 <br />L:\LMH\P&P\EOC\D- MEDICAL WASTED-8420-90.doc <br />