Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital announced a safe and secure unused prescription drug collection program, available to everyone in the community.
The collection receptacle is located in the main lobby of the hospital and offers the opportunity for anyone to deposit unused prescription medicines there seven days a week, during hospital visiting hours, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Improper disposal of unused medications today takes many forms, from flushing down the toilet or pouring in the drain, to throwing in the garbage, or worse. More often than not, the end result is damage to our environment, drug diversion or the drugs being abused by others.
• 40 million Americans in major metropolitan areas have pharmaceutical chemicals and hormones in their drinking water.
• 71,000 children are seen in emergency departments every year due to accidental ingestion of medications.
• Every day 2,500 teens abuse prescription pain relievers for the first time.
• 16,000 people die every year from heroin and cocaine; 22,000 die from prescription drugs.
Many people are unaware of drug take-back options, and those that are often don’t know where to find a collection receptacle in their community. This program will offer a convenient and safe disposal of pharmaceuticals, environmental protection from drug residue in our water, and will mitigate prescription drug abuse.
About Henry Mayo: Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is a 238- bed not-for-profit acute care hospital serving the Santa Clarita Valley since 1975. Henry Mayo is an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and a STEMI Receiving Center. The hospital features state-of-the-art inpatient facilities, a neonatal intensive care unit, catheterization lab, infusion center, breast imaging center and an outpatient surgery center. Additional services include cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, maternity, surgery, nursing, wound care, spine and joint, behavioral health, and acute rehab, as well as cancer, imaging, lab, digestive, respiratory services and physical and occupational therapies. Currently under construction is a new patient tower that will provide up to 142 additional patient beds. It’s scheduled to be open for public use in 2019. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is located at 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355-2083. For more information, visit www.henrymayo.com or call (661) 200-2000.
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How about sharps? We have used insulin syringes for our cat that we’ve always taken to the Sheriff’s Department receptacle. Does the hospital accept these now? If now, who does? The needles are covered with their plastic shields, and they’re all in lidded containers so they’re perfectly safe.