Hospital waste management system in Kermanshah: challenges, future and sustainable management with circular economy.

Circular economy Healthcare waste Healthcare waste management Hospital Hospital waste Medical waste

Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 09 05 2024
accepted: 15 10 2024
medline: 28 10 2024
pubmed: 28 10 2024
entrez: 28 10 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Proper hospital waste management poses important concerns due to the risk capacity of hospital waste to health and the environment. Healthcare management approaches have changed in recent years, motivated by the desire to minimize the environmental impact. The review aims to examine the current HCW and considers the local challenges associated with establishing a circular economy (CE) to improve hospital waste management regarding training along Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA). The study found that mean medical and general waste segregation rates in public hospitals were 50.15 and 49.85, respectively. On average, 3.6 kg of waste was generated per bed per day. Analysis revealed a significant correlation between total waste and infectious waste with the number of occupied beds in the hospital (p < 0.05). Updating national laws by the CE approach is necessary. Our insights into circular hospital waste urge establishing a green management team, new training methods, and continuous supervision. Using PDCA to enhance waste segregation, training, and other aspects of hospital waste management is vital.

Identifiants

pubmed: 39465267
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76525-4
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-76525-4
doi:

Substances chimiques

Medical Waste Disposal 0
Medical Waste 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

25671

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Mojgan Alighardashi (M)

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Health, Safety and Environment Technologies Core Research, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

Seyyed Alireza Mousavi (SA)

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. seyyedarm@yahoo.com.
Health, Safety and Environment Technologies Core Research, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. seyyedarm@yahoo.com.

Ali Almasi (A)

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

Parviz Mohammadi (P)

Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.

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