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i <br />TRACY C0K4JNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL <br />Housekeeping Department <br />Placenta Disposal <br />New laws pending: Identifiable body parts must be incinerated or <br />buried. <br />Nancy Smith - State of California Enviromental Health 916 327-6064 <br />stated "Present process is okay as long as the land fill <br />owner is aware of the contents of our infectious waste. <br />Andrea Guest - San Joaquin General Hospital - Has a San-i-pak unit and <br />follows same procedure as T.C.M.H. at present. <br />Oakdale and Turlock - Both use B.F.I. as a hauler for this type of <br />bichazardous waste. <br />Cost is 2U per pound. Placentas are placed in a freezer <br />and picked up every thirty days. There is a 90 day <br />holding limit. <br />