[Pharmwaste] EPA's healthcare facility survey

[Jackson, Jennifer]

All, the EPA is doing some work to survey of healthcare facility
practices. There are a number of parts to their effort, but they have
more information posted here. I believe the plan is to do visits to a
sample of facilities (hospitals, long term care and veterinarian) this
year. They will complete their final report sometime in 2010.

http://www.epa.gov/guide/304m/#hsi 

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This would seem to call for a "baseline assessment" of the industry's
handling practices, so that we can look at "take back" efforts with more
informed vision.

I would add that we would need the same assessment for:
-long term care facilities
-Skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities
-mental heath facilities
-Medical Clinics 
-retirement complexes with medial clinics
-veterinary hospital/kennels
-veterinary services for agricultural purposes -livestock/ feed
lot/dairy

There may be others.

Matt McCarron
Pollution Prevention/Green Business
CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control
700 Heinz Ave. Suite 300  MS R2 - 2-3
Berkeley, CA 94710