Investigatinon of Green Hospital Standards in Jiroft Hospitals
Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: The International Standard Organization created a set of specified standards titled ISO 14000 in 1996 which includes numerous advisory documents related to the environment management, environment supervision, environmental performance evaluation, ecologic labeling, life cycle evaluation and environmental aspects. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical cross sectional study. The population being studied includes the managers and the staff of Jiroft hospitals. The required data are collected using standard questionnaires of environmental management system from 118 managers and staff in various sections of Jiroft hospitals. Results: The results of the study show that the laboratory, laundry and kitchen condition, water management, contaminants management and spreading to the air, as well as environmental strategies in attaining green hospital standards in Jiroft hospitals, in accordance with ISO 14000, are suitable and at the optimum level. Conclusion: Hospital and health systems can improve their economic and moral situations in the society by helping to attain the goals of the millennium development in the field of health and stability as well as green economic.
Authors and Affiliations
Najme Mashayekhi Mazar, Mohammad Hassan Ehrampoush, Ali Asghar Ebrahimi, Mohammad Taghi Ghaneian, Maryam Dolatabadi, Roohollah Askari
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