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Dignity Healt M • <br />St. Joseph'sedical Center <br />Medical Waste Management Plan <br />Business Name: Port City LLC, DBA St. Joseph's Medical Center <br />1800 N. California St. Stockton, CA 94204 <br />Business Type: Acute Care Medical Center <br />Phone Number: (209) 943-2000 <br />PtIrpose <br />The purpose of this plan is to specify the procedures used to handle and dispose of <br />medical waste at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Medical Center (SJMC). SJMC is a large - <br />quantity generator that produces approximately 16,600 pounds of autoclavable solid <br />biohazard waste, and 6,250 pounds of pathology waste, trace chemotherapeutic waste, <br />and pharmaceutical incineration waste per year. SJMC treats approximately 3,000 pounds <br />of biohazardous medical waste onsite per month, in California Department of Public <br />Health (CDPH) permitted autoclaves. Throughout campus, liquid medical waste is treated <br />with an agent -appropriate disinfectant for an appropriate amount of time, and then either <br />drain -disposed or directed into the appropriate hazardous waste stream. Medical waste is <br />transferred to one of the accumulation sites where the transport/treatment vendor, <br />Stericycle, picks up the medical waste. <br />Applicability <br />The Medical Waste Management Plan applies to ALL departments, laboratories, and <br />personnel that results in the generation and disposal of medical waste materials. Medical <br />waste materials include biohazard waste, sharps waste, pathology waste, trace <br />chemotherapeutic waste, pharmaceutical waste, and mixed waste. <br />Roles and Responsibilities <br />The Manager of Environmental Services in conjunction with the Safety Officer oversees <br />the Medical Waste Management Plan. They are trained on the contents of this plan, and <br />are able to train and assist the SJMC community to safely and correctly dispose of <br />biohazardous waste. <br />St. Joseph's Medical Center is responsible for: <br />• Complying with the Medical Waste Management Act: California Health and <br />Safety Code, Division 104, Part 14: Medical Waste, Sections 117600 — 118360, <br />the California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5193: Bloodborne Pathogen <br />Standard, and all other federal, state, and institutional requirements involving <br />biohazardous waste disposal. <br />Adhering to all the procedures in this Medical Waste Management Plan. <br />