Diseño de un sistema de gestión integral de los residuos sólidos hospitalarios generados en el Hospital de Especialidades San Juan

Abstract

It was designed. Integrated System Management, Hospital Solid Waste generated in the Specialties Hospital San Juan, in order to improve the management of solid hospital waste and reduce environmental impacts. It was carried out, lifting the baseline and the method of direct observation to analyze the current situation of the management of hospital waste. During 8 days of sampling to establish the per capita production of solid waste generated by the hospital, solid waste was characterized and quantified common waste through the cuarteo method. Resulting in the hospital currently has a rating according to Art.43 of the regulation of management of infectious waste of good with a score of 81%. The health unit has an average total waste generation – day of 18, 89%kg/day, which the 12, 05 kg/day are infectious waste class A, 6,83 kg/day are common wastes and residues class B (Special waste) do not exist as in the days of sampling was no presence of such residues. These values determine per carpita output having a value of 0, 29% kg/#C x day. In the Health Unit, 6,83kg /day Common Waste is produced; divided in percentages as follows: 2, 56% of Glass, Metal 1, 09%, 42, 08% Plastic, Paper and Cardboard 49, 15%, 5, 11% other. It is concluded that the Health Unit generates, medical waste that are classified at its point of generation and stored in bins corresponding to then be delivered to qualified manager, so better labeling is recommended in each case collected from infectious and special waste daily.