Health Care Leaders Efficiently Mitigate Drug Diversion

There is a growing concern among health care leaders of how improperly disposed controlled substances can lead to drug diversion, as well as causing adverse effects on the environment. Thoughtful of their overall waste stream management, Greenville Memorial Medical Center (GMMC) recognized that proper disposal of controlled substances needed to be made more effective and less burdensome on staff than the process in place at the time.   

GMMC discovered that streamlining all their waste services with Stericycle by implementing the CsRx^® Controlled Substance Waste Service created a more reliable and consistent way to proactively address controlled substance disposal. Read how GMMC organization leaders cost-effectively reduced the risk of drug diversion and increased safety and productivity for hospital staff through an environmentally-conscious process.