BELLINGHAM, Wash. — PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center has agreed to settle several violations of dangerous waste laws and pay a $16,000 fine.
The violations were from inspections conducted in 2017 and found that the hospital inappropriately disposed of dangerous waste by shipping to a facility not licensed for that type of waste, had staff not property trained, failed to submit a dangerous waste report, and failed to conduct or maintain weekly inspections.
The Department of Ecology says that PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center has addressed all the issues found during the inspection and are now in full compliance with state law.