Ex 1 Wilmington Medical Center and VCC History.docx
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- 36C24425Q0204
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This document is a historical usage report detailing Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) generation and disposal services for the Wilmington VA Medical Center and its associated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). The report outlines three service methods available under VISN contract 36C24425P0007, with Wilmington currently utilizing Service 3, which includes separated sharps waste collection, reusable containers, and contractor collection/distribution services throughout the medical center and clinics.
The report provides detailed data on RMW generation across six locations (Wilmington VAMC and five CBOCs), including historical weights for FY2021-2023, showing Wilmington VAMC generates approximately 20-21 tons of non-sharps RMW annually with weekly pickups. The CBOCs each generate an estimated 25 pounds monthly. The facility also tracks trace chemotherapy waste separately, with Wilmington VAMC generating 4.75-5.87 tons annually and each CBOC generating approximately 10 pounds. The document includes detailed inventories of sharps containers in use across facilities, ranging from 2-gallon to 8.5-gallon containers, with specific counts for each location.
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Exhibit 1 – Medical Center and VCC History Report
Medical Center and Veteran’s Community Clinics Regulated Medical Waste Generation Report for the Wilmington VA Medical Center
Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) Summary
· Wilmington currently utilizes the VISN contract (36C24425P0007) for RMW (sharps and red bag) disposal.
· There are 3 methods of RMW service, plus one add-on service, available under the current VISN contract. The methods of service for each facility are as follows:
· Service 1: Altoona, Butler
· Sharps waste is not separated; it is included in the non-sharps RMW. This service does not incorporate reusable sharps containers. The RMW is consolidated to a central location at each facility for Contractor pick-up. Pricing is based on a flat rate per pound for all RMW removal to include trace chemo and disposable sharps containers.
· Service 2: None
· Sharps waste is separated from non-sharps RMW. Contractor provides reusable sharps containers. VA employees collect and distribute reusable sharps containers throughout the Medical Center and applicable VCC’s and consolidate the collected full containers to a central location at each facility for pick-up by Contractor. The non-sharps RMW is also consolidated to a central location at each facility for Contractor pick-up. This service includes the hardware and installation required to mount sharps containers to walls, floors, or carts by the contractor. Pricing is based on a flat rate per pound for RMW removal including trace chemo and a separate flat rate for reusable sharps containers removal.
· Service 3: Coatesville, Erie, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre, Wilmington
· Sharps waste is separated from non-sharps RMW. Contractor provides reusable sharps containers. Contractor collects and distributes reusable sharps containers throughout the Medical Center and applicable VCC’s. Reusable sharps containers, located in areas where Contractor is not permitted entry, are collected and distributed by VA employees. The sharps containers collected by VA employees and the non-sharps RMW are consolidated to a central location at each facility for pick-up by Contractor. This service includes the hardware and installation required to mount sharps containers to walls, floors, or carts by the contractor. Pricing is based on a flat rate per pound for RMW removal to include trace chemo and a separate flat rate for reusable sharps container removal.
· Add-on Service: Coatesville, Wilkes-Barre, Wilmington
· Provides for the installation and full-service exchange of drug sequestration units to securely manage DEA controlled substance wastage.
· The Wilmington VAMC is requesting (check one, plus add-on if needed):
☐ Service 1 ☐ Service 2 ☒ Service 3 ☐ Add-on Service
History
Locations
1. All facilities please complete Table A.
TABLE A – RMW Pick-up Location Addresses (add rows as required)
| Pick-up location (Facility, VCC, Satellite, etc.) |
| Street Address |
| City |
| State |
| Zip |
| Wilmington VAMC |
| 1601 Kirkwood Highway |
| Wilmington |
| DE |
| 19805 |
| Sussex CBOC |
| 21748 Roth Avenue |
| Georgetown |
| DE |
| 19947 |
| Cape May CBOC |
| 3801 Route 9 South, Suite 2 |
| Rio Grande |
| NJ |
| 08242 |
| Kent CBOC |
| 655 South Bay Road, Suite 3C |
| Dover |
| DE |
| 19901 |
| Atlantic CBOC |
| 1909 New Road |
| Northfield |
| NJ |
| 08225 |
| Cumberland CBOC |
| 79 West Landis Avenue |
| Vineland |
| NJ |
| 08360 |
Sharps Waste
2. If your facility utilized Service 1, with NEIE, please complete Table B and move to number 4. If your facility utilized Service 3, skip Table B and proceed to number 3.
TABLE B – Disposable Sharps Containers Purchased (add rows as required)
| Sharps container size |
| Quantity purchased FY2021 |
| Quantity purchased FY2022 |
| Quantity purchased FY2023 |
3. If your facility utilized Service 3 with NEIE, please complete Table C and move to number 4.
TABLE C – Recyclable Sharps Containers in Use at Each Pick-up Location (add rows as required)
| Pick-up location (Facility, VCC, Satellite, etc.) |
| Sharps container size |
| Number in use |
| Brand of sharps container utilized |
Wilmington VAMC
| Sussex CBOC |
| 2-gal=2; 4-gal=21; 8-gal=3 |
| 26 |
| Cape May CBOC |
| 5.8 gal |
| 26 |
| Kent CBOC |
| 2-gal=3; 4-gal=19; 8-gal=5 |
| 27 |
| Atlantic CBOC |
| 5.8 gal=13 8.5 gal=5 |
| 18 |
| Cumberland CBOC |
| 5.8 gal=6 8.5 gal=20 |
| 26 |
4. If your facility is intending to use Service 3, compete Table D for sharps container locations. For Services 1 and 2, proceed to number 5.
TABLE D – Sharps Container Location Manifest (make changes as necessary)
| General location (crash cart, floor, building number.) |
| Beige Small S14 |
| Beige Med S22 |
| Beige Large S32 |
| Red Large S32 + Collector |
| Red 2X Large S64 + Collector |
Medical Waste
5. All facilities, please complete Table E.
TABLE E – RMW History (add rows as required)
| Pick-up location (Facility, VCC, Satellite, etc.) |
| RMW (excluding sharps) weight FY2021 |
| RMW (excluding sharps) weight FY2022 |
| RMW (excluding sharps) weight FY2023 |
| Frequency of pick-up (daily, weekly, etc.) |
| Wilmington VAMC, DE |
| 20.1 |
| 19.5 |
| 20.8 |
| Weekly |
Sussex CBOC
| 25* |
| Monthly |
Cape May CBOC
| 25* |
| Monthly |
Kent CBOC
| 25* |
| Monthly |
Atlantic CBOC
| 25* |
| Monthly |
Cumberland CBOC
| 25* |
| Monthly |
* = estimated amount
6. Complete Table F if your facility generated and tracked trace chemo waste independently.
TABLE F – Trace Chemo Waste History (add rows as required)
| Pick-up location |
| Trace chemo weight FY2021 |
| Trace chemo weight FY2022 |
| Trace chemo weight FY2023 |
| Wilmington VAMC, DE |
| 5.87 |
| 4.75 |
| 5.8 |
Sussex CBOC
10 lbs
Cape May CBOC
10 lbs
Kent CBOC
10 lbs
Atlantic CBOC
10 lbs
Cumberland CBOC
10 lbs
Table 6(a): Total RMW generated- Wilmington VAMC (sharps + red bag non-sharps from Tables 5 & 6 above):
| FY23 |
| 26.60 tons |
| FY22 |
| 23.25 tons |
| FY21 |
| 26.00 tons |
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