Healthcare provider Kaiser has agreed to pay $49 million to settle claims of illegal dumping at its medical facilities, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several district attorneys announced Friday.
According to Bonta's office, the company was accused of unlawfully disposing hazardous waste and medical waste, along with the protected health information of thousands of patients. The settlement was announced in partnership with district attorneys in Alameda, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo and Yolo counties.
The charges against Kaiser stemmed from undercover inspections of dumpsters at 16 of the company's facilities. "As a major corporation in Alameda County, Kaiser Permanente has a special obligation to treat its communities with the same bedside manner as its patients," said Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. Kaiser is headquartered in Oakland.
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