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Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement (A-11900) with Stericycle Inc. for Pharmaceutical, Pathological, Biological and Chemotherapy Waste Removal Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2013 and adding $175,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $550,000 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors Authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement (A-11900) with Stericycle Inc. for Pharmaceutical, Pathological, Biological and Chemotherapy Waste Removal Services at NMC, extending the Agreement to June 30, 2013 and adding $175,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $550,000 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC uses Stericycle for Regulated Medical Waste Services. As medical procedures are performed throughout the facility waste is generated and separated into several types of waste streams. The types of waste steams generated under this banner are: red bag (blood or blood product), sharps waste, pathological waste (certain types of tissue), trace chemotherapy, bulk chemotherapy, pharmaceutical waste, and RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) hazardous medical waste. On average Natividad Medical Center generates 23,000 pounds of the above mentioned waste streams a month.
Medical waste removal services are required by (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Joint Commission as well as the Department Of Transportation. State regulations require medical waste removal to be done only by a licensed hauler. A contract renewal will allow Natividad Medical Center to stay in compliance with the above mentioned regulating bodies.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and approved this Amendment as to legal form and risk provisions. Auditor-...
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