Contact Information:
Joseph Corliss
12300 Twinbrook Parkway Suite 610
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 443-4205
jcorliss@hqe.ihs.gov
Activity: O & M
Keyword: Infectious Waste Disinfection
CSO No.:N/A – Planning Criteria
Background:
In lieu of storing and dealing with an infectious waste contract, the ANMC has a "Sani-Pak" sterilizing unit that reduces infectious wastes to standard wastes through steam disinfection.
Lessons Learned:
This eliminates storage of infectious wastes and allows one contractor to dispose of all the hospital solid wastes. There are savings realized in time, costs and facilities requirements.
Recommended Action:
The infectious wastes should be studied and this alternative system studied especially at remote IHS health care facilities.
Location:
ANMC – Anchorage, AK
Program: IHSAA/ANMC
Date: 09/19/2002
