Plan piloto de desechos hospitalarios de la Clínica Torre Médica San Andrés del Cantón Santo Domingo 2014

Abstract

A pilot clinical hospital waste Medical Tower "San Andrés" plan was designed the city of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, to establish a technical method for handling of such waste because mishandling may cause damages to workers and citizenship. For the management of waste generated in the clinic was used as methodology Reference the program of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador "MSP", in which establishes guidelines to consider in this pilot hospital waste management plan, as to the identification and description of the environmental impacts matrix was performed Leopold in which interactions and environmental effects produced are listed in clinical further observation visits, photographic documentation, interviews were conducted at the workers and visitors who are in the clinic, all with the purpose of gathering the information necessary for the correct description of the process and formulation of the pilot. The results of the environmental assessment were as follows: 26.31% of impacts highly significant, 18.42% from 28.94% significant impacts and impacts contemptible. Which indicates that the implementation of pilot waste management plan hospital is viable for the clinic. It is recommended that management implement the pilot clinical management plan hospital waste in order to safeguard the safety and welfare of patients clinical and citizenship.