Abstract
Fred Massoomi was not quite sure what to make of his requested presence at a meeting between hospital representatives and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials in September 2004. The pharmacy operations coordinator for Nebraska Methodist Hospital, in Omaha, thought he might have to answer a few questions, but he soon found himself in the hot seat. An EPA inspector began talking about a law Massoomi had not heard of—the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Passed in 1976, the law dictates how certain hazardous wastes must be handled. RCRA in recent years has become a familiar term around hospital pharmacies. There were no reported violations for Nebraska Methodist Hospital to prompt the 2004 visit. Instead, EPA inspectors had come to the area based on violations at a nearby U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. Massoomi’s hospital was one of two local medical centers randomly selected for inspection while the EPA team was in town.
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