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20313 May 14, 21
WVU Hospitals
Infectious Medical Waste Permit Application
WVUH Laboratories
WVU Hospital’s WVUH Laboratories, located at 781 Van Voorhis Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, has applied to the West Virginia Infectious Medical Waste Program located at 350 Capitol Street, Room 313, Charleston, WV 25301-3713 for a permit to construct and operate an Infectious Medical Waste Management Facility. On-site treatment of infectious medical waste will not be performed at this laboratory. The following is an estimation of the waste generated at the facility on an annual basis:
1. Cultures and stocks of microorganisms and biologicals – 0 pounds
2. Blood and blood products – 0 pounds
3. Pathological wastes – 2,280 pounds
4. Sharps – 2,280 pounds
5. Animal carcasses – 0 pounds
6. Body parts – 0 pounds
7. Bedding and related Wastes – 0 pounds
8. Isolation wastes – 0 pounds
9. Any residue or contaminated soil, water, or other debris resulting from the cleanup of a spill of any infectious medical waste – 0 pounds
10. Waste contaminated by or mixed with infectious medical waste – 0 pounds
Further information on the proposed project can be obtained by contacting Natalie Painter, Anatomic Pathology Manager, 781 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505 at (304) 418-1382 or Lana Bunner, Safety Specialist, 1 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505 at (304) 598-4055 or fax (304) 598-4409. Copies of the application are available at the Monongalia County Courthouse, Morgantown City Hall, the Morgantown Public Library, and the Bureau of Public Health located at 350 Capitol Street, Room 702, Charleston, WV 25301-3713.
Written comments shall include a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised and shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, Infectious Medical Waste Program, within thirty (30) days of this publication at the address above. Anyone may request a hearing on this proposal by submitting the same to the Secretary with a concise statement of the issues raised at the address above within the thirty (30) day comment period.

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