NGHIÊN CỨU THỰC TRẠNG QUẢN LÝ CHẤT THẢI RẮN Y TẾ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA TỈNH CAO BẰNG NĂM 2021

Abstract

Objects: Assessing the current situation of medical solid waste (MSW) management at Cao Bang Provincial General Hospital in 2021. Subjects and Methods: Instruments, means of sorting and collection at 23 clinical and 5 paraclinical departments, means of transport, storage area, and hazardous waste treatment area of MSW. Medical staff/workers directly involved in sorting, collection, transportation, storage and treatment activities of MSW; research: 23 clinical departments, 5 paraclinical departments of Cao Bang provincial general hospital; cross-sectional study design combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Results: equipment for classification and collection of MSW is relatively complete and up to standards, from bags to containers for each different type of waste with safety regulations (92.9% - 100%), collection tools are fully equipped by the hospital to meet almost 100% of the needs of the department, equipment, facilities for storage and treatment of MSW of the hospital are fully equipped; percentage of medical staffs who properly classify infectious waste, sharp waste, and sharp infectious waste correctly (86.6% -100%); ordinary wastes that are recyclable and non-recyclable, the rate of correct classification into appropriate colored bags (50.0% - 79.1%) depends on the job location. Conclusions: 92.9% - 100% of the faculties are equipped with sufficient equipment and tools for the classification, collection and transportation of hazardous waste, 4/28 faculties have enough waste collection bins of the prescribed colors; fully equipped storage and handling areas; rate of waste classification practice of hospital medical staff: 57.4%; the stages of collection, transportation, storage and treatment meet the requirements.