Environmental Impact And Cost Analysis Of Solid Medical Waste Treatment In Hospitals

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find the environmental impact and cost analysis of solid medical waste treatment in hospitals. This type of research is a qualitative case study research design. The study was conducted at 3 hospitals in Deli Serdang Regency. Determination of research location based on purposive sampling. The research informants were 9 people. Data collection was done by interview and observation. Data validity is done by triangulation of sources. Data analysis using SimaPro 8.3 software. Reduction of medical waste at the Deli Serdang Regency hospital is carried out through improving environmental management. The waste treatment process that has a high environmental impact is the incinerator and the category of very small impact on the environment is the processing of waste with an autoclave. The biggest cost is treating the waste by autoclave, and chemical disinfection is very small category.