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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Reinspection on/about:__________________. A reinspection fee of $179 per hour may be charged. Page 2 of 2 <br />EH-7/1/25 <br /> MEDICAL WASTE INSPECTION REPORT <br />San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department <br />1868 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton, CA 95205 <br />(209) 468-3420 <br />www.sjogv.org/ehd <br /> <br />Date: 09/18/2025 <br />Program <br />Record: PR0450109 <br />Program <br />Element: 4522 <br /> <br />Observations and Corrective Actions: <br /> <br />#12. HSC 117960 - LQG shall file MWMP with the EA. <br />OBSERVATION: The Medical Waste Management Plan (MWMP) is inaccurate. The hauler address and treatment facility <br />locations reported in the MWMP do not match the facility’s disposal records. From February 2025 to current, the facility has <br />been shipping their medical waste to 7875 RA Bridgeford St, Stockton, CA 95206 and 1655 Milan Drive, Mccarran, NV 89437. <br />The hauler address on the disposal records is 7875 RA Bridgeford St, Stockton, CA 95206. <br /> <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION: Revise and submit the MWMP to the Environmental Health Department (EHD). The Medical Waste <br />Management Plan must include: <br />(f) The name and business address of the registered hazardous waste hauler <br />(g) The name and business address of the offsite medical waste treatment facility <br /> <br />#24. HSC 118275 - Medical, biohazardous, sharps, trace chemo, pathology, or pharmaceutical waste shall be <br />segregated and contained pursuant to this section. The container shall be properly labeled. <br />OBSERVATION: The following containers did not have adequate labeling: <br />1. Building 1789 <br />a. Procedure room: biohazardous container missing back biohazard label <br />b. Soiled utility room: biohazardous container missing back biohazard label <br />c. Rooms 6, 7, & 13: pharmaceutical sharps container missing top “incineration only” label <br />2. 1st floor: <br />a. Radiology ultrasound room – Biohazardous container missing top and back biohazardous labels <br />b. Op Recovery – pharmaceutical sharps container missing top “incineration only” label <br />CORRECTIVE ACTION: All labeling violations were corrected on site at the time of the inspection. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Submit evidence of corrections to the EHD by <br />10/18/2025 <br /> <br /> <br />Notes: <br />1. The inspection report and photolog were emailed to Chandra N Buchanan Chandra.N.Buchanan@kp.org <br />2. The facility utilizes Stericycle for the medical waste hauler. Waste is picked up Monday through Friday. <br />3. Biohazardous bags meet ASTM D1709 & 1922 standards. <br />4. Reviewed disposal records from 02/2024 – 09/2025. <br />5. Inspected the following areas: women’s health building (building 1789), 1st floor (pharmacy, radiology, lab, pre-op & <br />recovery, med surg, ICU) & 3rd floor (acute care). Operating room and emergency department not inspected. 2nd floor is <br />being remodeled and not currently used for patient care. No medical waste on second floor. <br />6. This facility generates the following medical waste streams: biohazardous, chemo, pharmaceutical/sharps & potentially <br />pathology waste.