A leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services in North America, Clean Harbors, has announced that it is branching out into the removal and disposal of medical waste for hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
The system combines frontline collection, waste removal, sorting and disposal programs that support each organization's procedures using practices that conform to operational structure and meet regulatory requirements.
Clean Harbors pharmaceutical waste management offering is available either as a comprehensive on-site service that eliminates the need for in-house waste management staff or as a menu of services to address specific needs.
Services include:
Rx Waste Characterization
Rx Program Design
Medical Floor Rx Collection Services
Main Accumulation Area Management
Transportation & Disposal at Clean Harbors company owned and operated facilities
Commented Clean Harbors Vice President Healthcare, John Kelsey, says, ‘Every health facility has a slightly different approach to pharmaceutical waste management. It may be based on historic practices or it may be the result of organization-specific job descriptions and functions. Regardless, each must effectively address pharmaceutical waste management in order to meet current regulations. Clean Harbors starts by learning our customers' processes and then designing our services to fit into and improve on the model, while removing the waste management burden from management and staff. Our program allows the most seamless execution with Nursing, Pharmacy, EVS [Environmental Services] and other departments that results in the most efficient and compliant pharmaceutical program required by acute care facilities.’
