Initiative:
New Process for the Destruction of Medical Waste
and Confidential Documents
Goal: To reduce costs of biohazard
waste destruction and eliminate expense related
to confidential document destruction.
Process: A new piece of equipment was
installed in one of the ambulance bays in
August. It is a Red Bag Solutions machine that
sterilizes, processes and destroys a large
portion of the biohazard waste and all of the
confidential document previously sent off campus
for destruction and disposal.
Outcome: Biohazard waste expenses have
been reduce by approximately 62% and
confidential document expenses have been
eliminated. Even with the purchase of the Red
Bag Solutions machine, savings for 2006 will hit
or exceed $30,000.