Buying particular human-use soaps

. filed this request with the Nyc Health + Hospitals of New York.
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From: .

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

A copy of the purchase order or something showing the product name, identifier, quantity, price, and seller for:
• soap intended for washing hands located in the room containing toilet and sink for public use;
• soap intended for washing body, face, and/or hair normally given to the patient and/or public using the shower, or to be located in the room containing shower;
• soap intended for washing hand before a surgical operation;
• soap intended for washing hand of worker exposed to patient and/or to infectious material;
• soap intended for washing hand of food handler.

These soaps are intended to be used at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Some soaps may come with the admission kit and/or amenity kit.

The date of sending the purchase order, purchasing soap, or the agreement happening is from January 1, 2018 to October 1, 2019. I am requesting only 1 soap buying record for each soap purchased during those times. For example, if 4 purchase order contains the same soap, I only need 1 purchase order.

I am requesting records for soaps that are normally purchased for those uses instead of all soaps. Creating record that shows the information instead of searching for the existing record is fine.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

.

From: Nyc Health + Hospitals

Dear Requester:

This acknowledges NYC Health + Hospitals’ receipt of your request under the Freedom of Information Law.

Please be advised that we are processing your request, and to the extent that any records exist and are appropriate for disclosure under FOIL, we will disclose them to you.

We will contact you in approximately twenty business days to inform you of the results of our records search and analysis, and of any reproduction fees in connection with your requested record.

Sincerely,

Carmen Genao
Deputy Records Access Officer
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From: Nyc Health + Hospitals

Please see attached responsive records to your FOIL request. Also note that we have Vendors who provide Food Prep and Cleaning services who provide soaps for the areas under their care.
The attached shows Wipes that are used for patient use and scrubs are classified under soaps as well.
This FOIL request is now closed.
Vanita Yogeshwar
Records Access Officer
NYC Health + Hospitals.

From: .

Do the vendor provide the soap that may be found near sink that look like https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2159359,-115.248963,3a,30y,323.67h,82.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAF1QipOp6t3cm67Oe9KnAKJtpVPKlyaQ4rm4IlLExdA9!2e10!7i10000!8i5000 (1.png) , https://www.steris.com/healthcare/products/scrub-sinks ? The soap might be like https://www.ecolab.com/offerings/surgical-scrubs/scrub-stat-4 (3.png) .

Do the vendor provide the soap that may be found near sink in place where the emergency department is? https://www.google.com/maps/@40.740961,-73.6421385,3a,54.3y,340.67h,77.27t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipOdjnJzFWYYaEa_Y0FJNPTAmiJUaMwvbY0YF0YN!2e10!3e11!7i13312!8i6656 (4.png). The sink could be in the hallway.

I attached screenshot of a web browser visiting the linked webpage. The name of the attached file is inside the bracket beside the link.

How can I use the Freedom of Information Law to know what those soaps are?

From: Nyc Health + Hospitals

As indicated in our previous response, Food Services and Environmental services are contracted via facilities management to outside vendors who provide soaps through their own vendor contracts. NYC Health + Hospitals does not manage these soap dispensers or products.
This FOIL request is now closed.

Vanita Yogeshwar
Records Access Officer
NYC Health +Hospitals.

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