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)rial <br />tal <br />September 29, 1998 <br />46 <br />Kasey Foley, R.E.H.S. <br />San Joaquin County Public Health Services <br />Environmental Health Division <br />304 E. Weber Ave., Third Floor <br />Stockton, CA 95202 <br />Dear Kasey, <br />CJ <br />975 South Fairmont Avenue <br />P.O. Box 3004 <br />Lodi, California 95241-1908 <br />(209) 334-3411 <br />FAX (209) 368-3745 <br />I am sending new and revised information regarding the handling of medical waste at Lodi Memorial <br />Hospital facilities. This material begins with MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, an overview of the <br />program that will perhaps be satisfactory to meet the requirements as described in the Medical Waste <br />Management Act booklet from Department of Health Services. <br />Also included is the second section, MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. This section is a <br />more completed detail of guidelines for practices and processes specifically developed for use by <br />Environmental Services staff. The third section, MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES; <br />INFECTION CONTROL SUBSECTION, is intended for use primarily by nursing staff in patient care areas <br />that are not needing all of the information used by Environmental Services staff. <br />As discussed, longer is not always better. For that reason I felt it necessary to develop the three <br />sections, each to address certain groups or needs, yet be consistent in material while simplifying the <br />staff operation manuals. A complete set of these documents is provided for your information only and <br />not necessarily to be accepted as a total composite for the MWMP form. <br />Earlier material sent for review and approval consisted of the second section only, MEDICAL WASTE <br />MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES. I believe clarifications requested have been made in the sections as <br />needed. The requests for information should have been met with the exception of that for a copy of the <br />contract agreement with Delta Pathology. I am unable to provide this contract for review by others <br />beyond Lodi Memorial Hospital or Delta Pathology. I appreciate your understanding of this and the <br />nature of the contract agreements. <br />Please call with any questions you may have. I can be reached at 209 339-7668 and look forward to <br />talking with you again. <br />Respectfully, <br />Donna McCauley <br />Facilities Management <br />Copy: D. Matthews <br />R. Hernandez <br />T. Saito <br />