St Paul, MN

Founded near historic Native American lands as a trading and transportation center, Saint Paul, Minnesota rose to prominence when it was named the capital of the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Saint Paul lies on the east bank of the Mississippi river, situated near Minneapolis. The two form the “Twin Cities,” which is the 16^th largest metropolitan area in the United States, with just over 3.5 million residents.

When visiting Saint Paul, it isn’t uncommon to come across individuals who are willing to have lengthy, meaningful conversations with new-comers. That’s because Saint Paul is known as having one of the highest literacy rates in the entire country.

In 1819, Fort Snelling was built on the territory, and attracted many French-Canadian settlers that were seeking a safe place to live. Fur traders, explorers, and missionaries all came to the area for the fort’s protections. Years following, as whiskey trade flourished, Fort officers banned settlers from the Fort lands. Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant, infamous for particularly irritating officials, set up a tavern known as the Pig’s Eye, near present day Lambert’s Landing. By 1840, Pig’s Eye Landing, as it was called by the locals, had become an important trading center and rest stop for settlers heading further west.

Medical Waste Disposal St Paul, MN

MedPro Disposal (MedPro) provides reliable, cost-effective medical waste disposal services to large and small quantity generators of medical waste. MedPro began operations servicing the Midwest, and has grown to now service 44 of the 50 states. We operate in cooperation with over 80 regional affiliate haulers. Between our local operations, and our unprecedented network of affiliate haulers, we’ve got you covered.

Saint Paul is often referred to as the “the most livable city in America,” which can only remain possible with safe and efficient biohazardous waste disposal. This is where MedPro Disposal comes into play.

United, Regions, and St. Joseph’s Hospital all provide the Saint Paul area with top-notch medical services, keeping the residents happy and healthy. However, those large hospitals create large amounts of medical waste, which must be disposed of properly. Some residents may struggle to understand why the safe, compliant disposal of medical waste is so important. Coming in contact with biohazardous waste can have disastrous results. For example, getting accidently stuck with a contaminated needle could infect the unsuspecting victim with a blood-borne virus. MedPro Disposal is here to protect Saint Paul and its residents, all while keeping the environment clean and pristine.

So, what is classified as medical waste? Let’s use gloves as an example. Any time gloves are used with a patient, they need to be disposed of properly and immediately, along with used gauze and bandages. Failure to do so can lead to infections and contamination of sterile environments, which, according to the CDC, resulted in 17 million cases of infection in hospitals during 2011.

Keeping non-hazardous and hazardous waste in separate containers is essential. Otherwise, the entire container will be deemed hazardous if the wastes were to be intertwined. For sharps, they must be placed in a puncture-proof container that then goes into the larger medical waste box. It is important to never overfill sharps containers, in order to prevent accidental spillage or puncture. The rule of thumb: dispose of the container once it reaches ¾ capacity.

Here at MedPro Disposal, we pride ourselves on saving our customers money on a service that is required. With medical costs constantly rising, facilities are searching for solutions to cut costs, and transfer the savings onto their patients. Our customers consistently see savings in the 20-40% range compared to their previous vendors, when switching to MedPro Disposal. Our pricing is based on frequency of pickup, as well as the amount of waste being picked up.

Medical waste disposal is not the only service we offer as well! Along with RMW, pharma disposal and OSHA compliance can all be bundled to save your practice even more money, and the hassle of finding different providers for each of these requirements. Along with that, MedPro Disposal now has its own mail-back program as well. We provide your facility with a 2.5 gallon bucket, which you fill at your own pace. When the bucket is full, you just attach the prepaid shipping label, and send it off to our disposal site. That’s it! No hassle, no coordinating pickup times, and no frills; all for one, flat rate fee per bucket.

Accompanying our premier waste disposal services is our OSHA compliance portal. OSHA estimates that 5.6 million healthcare workers handle contaminated waste every single day in the US, and they are required to be trained in the proper handling of these materials. Our online OSHA compliance portal allows you assign training courses to your employees, and even allows you to track their progress. It is the most cost-efficient, robust way of training your employees the correct way.

Every day, new facilities reach out to us looking for a cheaper solution to a required task. Utilizing MedPro Disposal’s services will take the headache and stress of dealing with medical waste out of your daily routine, all while putting money back in your wallet.