COLONEL C. DAVID MERKEL, MD VETERANS BUILDING
St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center


Address: 159 Glenwood Drive, Saranac Lake, NY 12983

COLONEL C. DAVID MERKEL, MD VETERANS BUILDING (Health Operation# 858119) is a foood service establishment inspected by New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). The last inspected date is November 9, 2018.

Business Overview

NYS Health Operation ID 858119
Operation Name COLONEL C. DAVID MERKEL, MD VETERANS BUILDING
Food Service Description Institutional Food Service - Institution Food Service
Facility Address 159 Glenwood Drive
Saranac Lake
NY 12983
Municipality N. ELBA & ST. ARMAND
County ESSEX
Permitted Corporation Name ST. JOSEPH'S ADDICTION TREATMENT & RECOVERY CENTER
Permitted Operator Name ROBERT ROSS
Permit Expiration Date 03/31/2020
Local Health Department Saranac Lake District Office
NYSDOH Gazetteer 152400

Inspection Results

Date: 2018-11-09 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Comments: Discussed cooling of foods. All foods must be cooled in shallow uncovered containers and it is recommended they be cooled in the walk-in. Two digital thermometers were on-site for measuring food temperature sand were accurate when calibrated against the DOH thermocouple. High temperature dishwasher working properly.
Date: 2018-04-10 Type: Inspection Violations: 1 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Comments: Dishwasher working properly. BLT and soup being served for lunch. Thermometer correctly calibrated.
Date: 2017-11-16 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 11A: Manual facilities inadequate, technique incorrect; mechanical facilities not operated in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
Comments: Main dishes prepared in St. Joseph’s kitchen and served at this facility. Cold held foods were being stored at or below 45 degrees F.
Date: 2017-03-24 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No violations were observed. Food temperatures measured included tuna fish salad 40 degrees F., beef fajita 150 degrees F,m pulled pork 156 degrees F., Alfredo sauce 37 degrees F.
Date: 2016-10-26 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Comments: All violations from prior inspection on 3/23/16 have been corrected. Food temperatures were all within proper temperature range including mac and cheese 205 degrees F., cottage cheese 44 degrees F., sliced swiss cheese 41 degrees F., macaroni salad 36 degrees F.
Date: 2016-03-23 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 2 noncritical
Item 10B: Non-food contact surfaces and equipment are improperly designed, constructed, installed, maintained (equipment not readily accessible for cleaning, surface not smooth finish)
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Comments: Food temperatures measured with with DOH thermocouple thermometer were all found to be within acceptable temperature ranges.
Date: 2015-09-24 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 0 noncritical
Comments: No violations were observed on premises at time of inspection. Food temperatures obtained: cooked potatoes and beef stir fry 41 deg. F (both located in walk-in cooler). Previous violation Number 11C from 5/7/15 inspection has been corrected.
Date: 2015-05-07 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 1 noncritical
Item 11C: Food contact surfaces not washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any time of operations when contamination may have occurred
Comments: All previous violations from last inspection date of 12/18/14 have been corrected. Food temps. obtained include "Kelley's casserole dish" (pasta, cream sauce, sausage and broccoli, 39 deg. F.) and sliced ham 43 deg. F., all in kitchen walk-in cooler) and tomato sauce at 146 deg. F. Discard logs on premises were reviewed and found complete and up-to-date.
Date: 2014-12-18 Type: Inspection Violations: 2 critical, 4 noncritical
Item 2C (Critical): Cooked or prepared foods are subject to cross-contamination from raw foods.
Item 6A (Critical): Potentially hazardous foods are not kept at or above 140°F during hot holding.
Item 15B: Lighting and ventilation inadequate, fixtures not shielded, dirty ventilation hoods, ductwork, filters, exhaust fans
Item 15D: Improper storage of cleaning equipment, linens, laundry unacceptable
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 10A: Food (ice) contact surfaces are improperly designed, constructed, installed, located (cracks, open seams, pitted surfaces, tin cans reused, uncleanable or corroded food contact surfaces)
Comments: All findings observed during inspection were discussed and questions answered upon completion. Food temperatures were obtained during inspection--1) at salad bar, macaroni salad-36 deg. F., 2)in kitchen walk-in cooler, potato salad-35.9 deg. F. 3)on kitchen container in center island, hamburgers-120 deg.-132 deg. F. (Education provided and corrective action taken as described in violation 6a.).
Date: 2014-09-19 Type: Inspection Violations: 0 critical, 7 noncritical
Item 8B: In use food dispensing utensils improperly stored
Item 8A: Food not protected during storage, preparation, display, transportation and service, from potential sources of contamination (e.g., food uncovered, mislabeled, stored on floor, missing or inadequate sneeze guards, food containers double stacked)
Item 11D: Non food contact surfaces of equipment not clean
Item 11B: Wiping cloths dirty, not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
Item 8C: Improper use and storage of clean, sanitized equipment and utensils

Services with the same corporation name

Operation Name DBA/Corporation Name Facility Address Last Inspection
ST. JOSEPH'S ADDICTION TREATMENT & RECOVERY St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center 159 Glenwood Drive, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 2018-11-09

Office Location

Street Address 159 GLENWOOD DRIVE
City SARANAC LAKE
State NY
Zip 12983

Services in the same location

Operation Name DBA/Corporation Name Facility Address Last Inspection
ST. JOSEPH'S ADDICTION TREATMENT & RECOVERY St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment & Recovery Center 159 Glenwood Drive, Saranac Lake, NY 12983 2018-11-09

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Data Provider New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
Jurisdiction New York State

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