Database Results* for Hospital Hazardous Materials and Wastes Programs

Data Collection Period: 01 April 00 - 31 March 01



* The following results represent a portion of the information provided to participating hospitals. Not presented herein are additional performance monitors, profile data and standard
deviations, all of which are necessary to effectively benchmark performance of your
Hazardous Materials and Wastes program.

Performance Monitor
25th
Percentile
50th
Percentile
75th Percentile
Average
Number of skin and/or mucous membrane exposures / 100 full time employees / Qtr:
0.12
0.24
0.37
0.26
Number of hollow-bore needle
exposures / 100 full time
employees / Qtr:
0.39
0.53
0.78
0.60
Pounds of medical waste / Adjusted patient day / Qtr:
1.47
1.83
2.82
2.51
Medical waste percentage of total
waste stream:
8.7%
12.9%
24.4%
21.2%

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Last updated 6 June 2001
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