Thanks for the info. Will check out the websites. Know that it is hospital wide, and think it will be much harder for floors to become compliant than it will be for the pharmacy.
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A couple of weeks ago I went to a Hospitals for Healthy Environment Workshop for EPA region 7. This was extremely informative. Just a word of caution, the whole RCRA (hazardous waste) program is NOT JUST A PHARMACY ISSUE. It is a whole hospital issue. It takes having a multi department committee, a plan, education and implementation. Our state health & environment department now has regulations on a disc as well as the EPA has a disc. I have learned a lot. By the way, as the Pharmacy Buyer, I am the co-chair of our committee here at the hospital with the Environmental Care Manager.
I really think that we need to hear more about these topics at next years PPO conference. JCAHO will most likely have a patient safety goal in 2009.
Name of Facility: St. Francis health Center
City, State: Acute
Years as a Buyer: 4+ in Pharmacy 25 in retail hard goods
