Medical waste treatment analysis in hospital referal eduardo ximenes (horex) baucau 2020

The processing of medical waste also involves side events related to vectors such as mosquitoes, rats, flies and cockroaches which have a habitat in organic waste and domestic waste produced by health service facilities (Asmadi, 2012). Medical waste is waste originating from medical services, dental care, pharmacy, or the like; research, treatment, care, or education that uses materials that are toxic, infectious, dangerous or can be harmful, unless certain safeguards are taken (Riza, 2010). Hospitals as a means of health improvement efforts that carry out health services as well as educational and research institutions for health workers, have positive and negative impacts on the surrounding environment (Riza, 2010). The research objective was to determine the treatment of medical waste at the Regional General Hospital (Hospital Referal Eduardo Ximenes) Baucau. The method in this research is quantitative with an observational approach. The population used in this study were the leaders and all health personnel managing the waste. The sample of this research is the entire population that has a role in waste management. The analysis used is the result data from interviews and a checklist of observation result. Results in the implementation of most of the waste treatment procedures have been carried out. At the stage of selecting, collecting, transporting and storing sharps medical waste, processing and destroying, recording and reporting there are still a number of requirements that have not been implemented. It is known that complete waste management documents are available and available. It is known that most of the waste management analyzes have been carried out. However, in the infrastructure and infrastructure indicators, cleaning staff, the treatment of waste and warning signs has not been carried out thoroughly. The conclusion in this study is that the implementation of medical waste treatment procedures at the Eduardo Ximenes (HoREX) Baucau Referral Hospital is not in accordance with health policies , due to facts that have occurred in the field, that officers mix all the waste into one, which should be waste syringes, infusions sterilized and disposed of. in a particular place but instead it is mixed with other waste and dumped in a public place and burned then buried in the ground.