title: [Proper disposal(management) of medical wastes--infection prevention and waste management(Clean Hospital Project) at Hiroshima City, Asa Hospital].
abstract: Hospitals are socially obligated to maintain a clean environment and to dispose of medical waste, in order to prevent pollution and infection within and near the hospital. Since its establishment, Hiroshima City, Asa Hospital has been implementing a "Clean Hospital Project", which has two goals: infection prevention and waste management. The nosocomial infection prevention committee and medical waste treatment and disposal examination committee lead these efforts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology and Pathology, Hiroshima City, Asa Hospital.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shigemitsu
mesh_terms: D003264:Containment of Biohazards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008506:Medical Waste; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal