1. Food served to the patients are prepared in the Dietary Section, away from the rooms and laboratories in order to ensure that it does not become infected.
3. Wet wastes are sprayed over with disinfectants such as Lysol. This helps disinfect the waste up to 80% before being disposed of. About 40 liters of disinfectant are used every month. Dry wastes, on the other hand, are separated into categories such as paper, plastics, etc. Recyclables such as paper are sold off to reduce waste products. This is in lieu with their Reuse and Reduce waste management program.
4. Needles used in the hospital have their own containers for reuse. They are submerged in a solution of disinfectants Lysol and Chlorox. However, if the disinfectants are unable to sterilize them, only then are they disposed of.
5. Medicine bottles are crushed to ensure that they are not reused right after.
6. In the occasion that non-infectious waste are mixed with infected ones, it is no longer segregated because it becomes infected as well.
7. Yearly the Department of Health conducts an inspection to all hospitals to ensure that it is fit for operation. The UHS also updates their waste management program every year. They also conduct training seminars about their waste management program every year.
8. Employees are required to have a vaccination for immunity against diseases that they may contract in their stay in the hospital, for their safety.
9. Chemicals used by the hospital are first treated with chlorox before disposal.
10. In the instance that mercury, a dangerous substance, is spilled, the UHS has the appropriate materials to clean it, such as gloves, masks and many others.
11. Besides infectious wastes, the UHS also produce what is called Pathological wastes, which include blood, body tissues and the likes. They also have what is called Radioactive wastes, which are from X-ray machines, etc.
12. The wastes generated by the hospital, especially the biological wastes, are not to be burned. The hospital therefore pays for the disposal of the waste they generate for every kilo.
13. The Chevalier and the UP PPMSO are responsible for the disposal of wastes generated by the UHS. The Chevalier is a private contractor of the UHS. It gathers wastes twice very week. Infectious wastes are microwaved by the Chevalier before disposing them. Wet wastes are used as fertilizers.
14. Basically the UHS are only responsible for the pre-treatment of the waste they produce. Once the wastes leave the hospital the UHS are no longer accountable for any accidents that may result to spillage of the wastes. Afterwards the Chevalier would be the one responsible to handle and dispose of the waste. The wastes are treated first before actual disposal.
15. The utility workers of the hospital serve as the waste management committee as well. However everyone is allowed to participate in the proper management of their wastes, even the director.
16. So far there has been no reports of leakage of wastes from the hospital.
17. Garbage bins have locks in them to make sure animals would not touch it.
