A Qualitative Study of Medical Hazardous Waste Management at a Health Center in Solok District Indonesia

Abstract

From 2015 to 2017, it is estimated that six hundred tons of medical waste have been transported to the Java Region because waste destroyers only exist in Java. The average health service waste generation in health centers is 7.5 grams/patient/day; 64.6% of health centers separate medical and non-medical waste, and 26.8% carry medical waste handling with incinerators. This study is an analytical study with quantitative methods. The research was conducted in November 2020 at the health center in the Solok Regency working area. Primary data was obtained by direct observation of the location. Secondary data is received by tracing various sources, such as research results and databases from related agencies. The results of this research are in implementing the medical hazardous waste management system of the Public health center in Solok regency. All public health centers, both easy to reach and somewhat challenging to get, cooperate with third parties. The sorting of medical hazardous waste at a public health center in Solok Regency has been carried out. Still, the sorting is only in the form of medical and non-medical waste. Besides that, it is also equipped with a safety box for sharp debris in the condition of needles. Most of the Medical Hazardous Waste at the public health center in Solok Regency only provides a collection point after it is complete in the service room. Still, the Cleaning Service takes the waste that has been tied up directly to the storage room. Medical waste originating from medical service units temporarily stored outside the service room is transported to the medical hazardous waste storage area before being transported for destruction by a third party. The transportation of Medical Hazardous Waste at the Public health center in Solok Regency uses on-site and off-site transportation procedures. All public health centers in Solok district have sorted in each room, but some public health centers utilize containers that do not meet the requirements because some use plastic coatings that need to be standardized.