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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