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                       SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549
                           ----------------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13G*
                                (Rule 13d-102)

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)



                               Stericycle, Inc.
                               (Name of Issuer)

                                 Common Stock
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  858912108
                                (CUSIP Number)

                              February 23, 2000
            (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)


     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                           (Page 1 of 11 Pages)
- ---------------
     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes)

CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 2 of 11 Pages

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                            Oracle Partners, L.P.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                             Delaware
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                576,700
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                576,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                576,700
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                3.9%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 3 of 11 Pages

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                       Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                                Delaware
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                158,100
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                158,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                158,100
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                1.1%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 PN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 4 of 11 Pages

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                       Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                                Delaware
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                200,200
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                200,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                200,200
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                1.4%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                CO
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 5 of 11 Pages

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                  Larry N. Feinberg
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                                                United States
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         --------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                935,000
OWNED BY       --------------------------------------------------------------

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                935,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (9)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
             BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                935,000
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
             IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
             BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                6.4%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                 IN
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 6 of 11 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is Stericycle, Inc. (the "Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive office is located at 28161 North Keith
Drive, Lake Forest, Illinois  60045.


Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:

          (i)     Oracle Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
                  ("Oracle Partners"), with respect to shares of Common Stock
                  directly owned by it;

          (ii)    Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
                  partnership ("Oracle Institutional"), with respect to shares
                  of Common Stock directly owned by it;

          (iii)   Oracle Investment Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation
                  (the "Investment Manager"), which serves as investment
                  manager to and has investment discretion over the securities
                  held by SAM Oracle Investments Inc., a British Virgin Islands
                  corporation ("SAM Oracle"), with respect to shares of Common
                  Stock directly owned by SAM Oracle, and Oracle Offshore
                  Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation ("Oracle Offshore"),
                  with respect to shares of Common Stock directly owned by
                  Oracle Offshore; and

          (iv)    Mr. Larry N. Feinberg ("Mr. Feinberg"), which serves as the
                  general partner of Oracle Partners and Oracle Institutional
                  (together, the "Partnerships") and is the sole shareholder
                  and president of the Investment Manager, with respect to
                  shares of Common Stock directly owned by the Partnerships,
                  SAM Oracle and Oracle Offshore.

     The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to
as the "Reporting Persons."  Any disclosures herein with respect to persons
other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after
making inquiry to the appropriate party.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 712
Fifth Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10019.


CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 7 of 11 Pages

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     Each of the Partnerships and the Investment Manager is organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Feinberg is a citizen of the United States
of America.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

     858912108


Item 3.  If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                    Act,

          (b) [ ]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                    the Act,

          (d) [ ]   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]   Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]   Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                    13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]   Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                    with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]   Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                    Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]   Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                    investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                    Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     If this statement is filed pursuant to 13d-1(c), check this box:  [x]



CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 8 of 11 Pages

Item 4.   Ownership.

A. Oracle Partners, L.P.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 576,700
           (b) Percent of class: 3.9%  The percentages used herein and in the
rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon the 14,722,693 shares of
Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 10, 1999, as reflected in
the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 1999.
           (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 576,700
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 576,700

B. Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 158,100
           (b) Percent of class: 1.1%
           (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 158,100
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 158,100

C. Oracle Investment Management, Inc.
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 200,200
           (b) Percent of class: 1.4%
           (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 200,200
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 200,200

D. Larry N. Feinberg
           (a) Amount beneficially owned: 935,000
           (b) Percent of class: 6.4%
           (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
               (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
               (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 935,000
               (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
               (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 935,000

Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.



CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 9 of 11 Pages



Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     SAM Oracle and Oracle Offshore, each clients of the Investment Manager,
have the right to receive and the power to direct the receipt of dividends
from, and proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported in this Schedule
13G.


Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.


Item 10.  Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.


CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 10 of 11 Pages

                                 SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


DATED:  February 29, 2000

                                     /s/ Larry N. Feinberg
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     Larry N. Feinberg, individually and as
                                     general partner of
                                     Oracle Partners, L.P.,
                                     general partner of
                                     Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.,
                                     and president of
                                     Oracle Investment Management, Inc.

CUSIP No. 858912108                 13G                    Page 11 of 11 Pages

                                 EXHIBIT 1

                         JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
                          PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)


     The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on
Schedule 13G, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all
subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G, shall be filed on
behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional
joint acquisition statements.  The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be
responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness
and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but
shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason
to believe that such information is inaccurate.


DATED:  February 29, 2000

                                     /s/ Larry N. Feinberg
                                     --------------------------------------
                                     Larry N. Feinberg, individually and as
                                     general partner of
                                     Oracle Partners, L.P.,
                                     general partner of
                                     Oracle Institutional Partners, L.P.,
                                     and president of
                                     Oracle Investment Management, Inc.




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