降低血液透析室感染性廢棄物處理費用專案

Reducing Expenditure on Infectious Waste Handling in the Hemodialysis Room

環保意識的覺醒、醫療成本的抬頭，使得各醫療單位將降低處理感染性廢棄物的支出為節省成本主要政策。本專案因單位中感染性廢棄物處理費用為全院之首，每月需負擔全院處理感染性廢棄物成本的50%。故成立專案小組，實際監測計畫及進行各項改進措施，經執行專案後呈現：（l）工作人員經宣導後，能體會降低感染性廢棄物重量之重要性。（2）感染性廢棄物減量能經由：減量、回收、不浪費等原則執行、（3）經工作人員的努力後，本室每月節省衛材費2,786元，廢棄物處理成本5,597元，全年共可節省成本100,596元、（4）整個改善專案目標達成率為240%，進步率為133%，其成效良好。

Developing awareness of environmental protection issues and rising costs of medical treatment are causing all medical treatment centers to reduce expenditure on the processing of infectious hazardous wastes. This has become a major matter of policy in most hospitals. This project was undertaken because, in one unit, expenditure on infectious hazardous waste processing began to cost 50% of the hospital's entire monthly spending on such processing. A specialist team was established, which put into practice a monitoring plan and improvement measures. The results were as follows. First, with guidance, staff members realized the importance of reducing the quantity of infectious hazardous wastes. Second, infectious hazardous wastes were reduced by reducing the quantity, recycling, and not being wasteful. Third, following this effort, the hemodialysis room in question was able to save NT$2,786 per month in expenditure on hygienic materials and waste handling fees of NT$5,597 per month. A total of NT$100,596 was saved for the whole year. Fourth, the whole improvement project target completion rate was 240 and the progress rate was 13.3%.