Proposta de um modelo de gestão de resíduos de serviços de saúde para os hospitais da Quarta Colônia/RS

Abstract

In the last decades, the discussion about generation of residues related to the environmental questions has been object of study of many researches. The health service residues (HSR) represent a bit portion of urban residues, but due to their especial characteristics, they are seen as problems that involve, besides the environmental plan, other areas of society as public health, basic sanitation, quality of population life and, for that reason, they deserve especial cares from their generation to final disposal. The present work aims to propose a Model of Management of Health Service to Quarta Colônia`s hospital, in Rio Grande do Sul, starting from the diagnosis of situation accomplished in the seven hospitals in Quarta Colônia that were working in the month of march, 2007. The methodology applied was the kind exploratory descriptive quantitative and qualitative, with multicase technique. The data collect was through non-structured interview, application of questionnaire and application blank that were answered by professionals responsible for the planning of Management System of HSR in the hospitals that were diagnosticated. Aiming to confirmation and validation of the supplied information through non-structured interviews, questionnaires and application, photographic records, observations in the files were accomplished. The collected and analyzed data showed possibilities of improvement before non-conformities and necessities in the handling system of HSR used by the hospitals in Quarta Colônia. The proposed model consists on a set of actions to the management of health service residues aiming to quality and efficiency of services developed by hospitals in Quarta Colônia, as well as in other similar hospitals, Besides it promotes the social environmental sustainability, because the actions proposed in the model reflect in benefit to the institution, to the environment and to the society.