MedSafe bins now located at all three St. Joseph Hospital campuses

July 16, 2021 09:30 AM - As part of our ministry’s efforts to address specific community health needs, we are pleased to announce that MedSafe medication disposal bins are now situated at all three SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital locations!

St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis began the program earlier this year and recently collected a whopping 69.1 pounds of unused, potentially dangerous medication that would otherwise be sitting idle in closets or medicine cabinets. That leads us to believe the MedSafe program can make a tremendous impact by enabling removal of unused medications from homes across our community, thus limiting access from children and those at risk for substance dependency.

But we need your help to make it successful! Please consider purging your own household of any unused medications and dropping them in the bins on your way in to work. You can also help raise awareness with our patients by letting them know we are providing a safe, confidential and environmentally friendly way to dispose of these substances. You may reference this flyer to help promote the program.

The MedSafe bins were made possible by a collaboration between our pharmacies and CHNA substance use committee. Thank you to everyone who helped get them up and running!






 

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