A Study On Assessment Of Quality Procedure And Practices Adopted Among Hospitals In Rohilkhand Region

Abstract

The classification of biomedical wastes based on the source from which they are created includes many risk factor related to their
handling and eventual disposal. A tertiary care hospital's compliance with various categories of biomedical waste management was
assessed. A checklist with 17 biomedical waste management-related criteria, including "condition of waste containers," "segregation
of waste," and "mutilation of recyclable waste," was created and compliance was monitored in 70 different patient care settings,
including wards, casualty departments, operating rooms, and intensive care units. During the two-month study period from 1 November
to 31 December 2021, any three non-consecutive days were used to visit each area. Thus, a total of 30 visits were made to area and
mean percentage score was analysed for each area and each category of biomedical waste management. For Medicity Hospital OTs,
Wards, Casualty, and ICU the mean percentage was 90%, 90.67%, 94.64 and 92.17% respectively. In Ram Ganga Hospital, the mean
percentage was 88.67%, 91.34%, 92.34 and 91% respectively. For Vaidic Hospital, the mean percentage for these categories was
74.67%, 85.34%, 73.34% and 78% respectively. It was determined that more importance needs to be rested for ‘mutilation of recyclable
waste’ especially in wards.