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■ 0 <br />FAIN KAISER PERMANENTE® <br />July 6, 2006 <br />Kasey Foley, Program Coordinator <br />Environmental Health Department <br />San Joaquin County <br />304 East Weber Avenue, Third Floor <br />Stockton, CA 95202 <br />Dear Ms. Foley, <br />2006 JUL -1 Ati 10' 54 <br />I L <br />4iEAL i i -f NT <br />Moses D. Elam, MD <br />Physician -in -Chief <br />Corwin N. Harper, MHA, CHE <br />Senior Vice President/Area Manager <br />Central Valley Service Area <br />Please accept this correspondence as the Kaiser Permanente Stockton Medical Offices, 7373 West Lane <br />response to your findings and notice of violation on June 27, 2006. <br />During your routine inspection you made several findings to be addressed and corrected. The following <br />actions have been taken: <br />1. Violation, treatment/storage #16, HSC section 118215(2)- All medical waste shall be treated pursuant <br />to this section thereby rendering it solid waste. The biological indicator being used by the facility <br />expired in January 2006, waste was continuing to be treated from January 2006 through June 26, <br />2006 and being disposed as solid waste at a landfill. <br />Immediately, cease treating all medical waste at this facility until further notice by this office. <br />As of June 26, 2006 the Sanipac Sterilizer has not been utilized, subsequently all medical <br />waste has been hauled by Stericycle. <br />Immediately, remove all waste inside the sterilizer and all mixed waste from the compactor <br />and handle as medical waste. The mixed waste in the forty yard container was placed into <br />containment and hauled as medical waste by Stericycle. <br />Attached you will find a detailed report regarding the follow-up to these issues. We will continue to <br />cease treatment of medical waste until we have been notified we are once again able to do so by your <br />agency. <br />If you require any additional information please contact me at the below listed number. <br />Respectfully, <br />Anna Mosher <br />Environmental Health and Safety Manager <br />Kaiser Permanente <br />(209) 825-3778 <br />1789 W. Yosemite Ave., Sierra Bldg, 1" Floor <br />Manteca, CA 95337 <br />cc: Corwin Harper, Service Area Manager <br />Edward Tabacco, Support Services Assistant Administrator <br />Jose Rivera, Medical Group Administrator <br />Carl Solomon, Administrative Services Director <br />Stockton Medical Office Manteca Medical Center Tracy Medical Offices Modesto Medical Offices <br />7373 West Lane, Stockton, CA 95210 1777 W. Yosemite Avenue, Manteca, CA 95337 2185 W. Grant Line Road, Tracy, CA 95377 Post Office Box 577680, Modesto, CA 95357 <br />