Acompañamiento y seguimiento en los procesos de gestión ambiental del Hospital de La Misericordia (HOMI) en el componente de gestión integral de residuos sólidos

Abstract

The generation of solid waste is perhaps one of the most complex problems and in greater quantity, which directly affect the environment and public health. Hospitals, being large generators of waste of all kinds, especially hazardous waste, must ensure an optimal disposition of them and the welfare of their patients and their staff. (Res 1164 of 2002).The foundation for the prevention of risks related to hospital waste is its proper management and disposal, from separation at source by medical and paramedical personnel, through each of the stages of management, to its treatment and final disposal (Law 430 of 1998). These processes must be appropriate and governed by the standard, from the differential treatment that is given to each type of waste at the source, deactivation, through proper storage and delivery to companies that have this finally (Department District Administrative Department of the Environment - DADIMA, 2002).The Hospital of the Misericordia, Foundation HOMI is a private institution, dedicated specifically to the diagnosis and treatment of highly complex diseases in children. The hospital, as a provider of health services must have a comprehensive management plan for hospital waste and similar defined, follow the letter of the current legal norm, have trained personnel for the management of the environmental area and its related, have an optimal environmental policy, promote the proper use of natural resources, encourage savings and efficient use of water, vector control, among others. (HOMI 2018)In this order of ideas, the focus of the work to be carried out is based on the support as a technologist in environmental management and public services, in the whole area regarding the monitoring and control of the processes carried out with the solid waste generated in the hospital (AUTHOR).