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A • <br />San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department <br />600 East Main Street <br />Stockton, CA 95202 <br />Alfonso Arambula <br />Environmental Health Specialist <br />Dear Alfonso, <br />975 S. Fairmont Ave. <br />P.O. Box 3004 <br />Lodi, California 95240 <br />209.334.3411 <br />lodihealth.org <br />Nov. 8, 2413 <br />The following are the corrective actions taken as a result of the Medical Waste Program <br />inspection on the Health & Safety Code (HSG) completed on 10-10-13 by the Environmental <br />Health Department. <br />Lodi Memorial Hospital at 975 S. Fairmont Ave., Lodi, CA 95240 <br />o HSC Section 118310 —Enclosure Labeled. The designated accumulation area for <br />Lodi Memorial Hospital did not have the appropriate signage posted. "Caution — <br />Biohazardous Waste Storage Area — Unauthorized persons Keep Out", in both <br />English and Spanish. <br />R The appropriate sign has been affixed to the gate leading into the <br />Biohazardous Storage area. Please see attached photo. <br />o HSC Section 118275 (g) — Pharmaceutical Label/Storage. At the Lodi Memorial <br />Hospital, the various sharps containers revealed pharmaceutical waste being <br />incorrectly placed in the red sharps containers. The Pharmaceutical waste must be <br />placed in containers (blue) Labeled with "Incineration Only" labels on the lids and <br />sides so as to be visible from any lateral direction. <br />• In July and September 2013 education was completed on line for mandatory <br />Online Nursing Training Module which had one component of segregation of <br />the medical pharmaceutical waste program. <br />■ Ongoing education is completed annually with Nursing that also contains <br />components to discuss the segregation of medical waste and appropriate <br />containers to use. <br />■ Each nursing unit displays signage to indicate appropriate disposal of <br />medications and sharps. <br />