Recovery of a Green Hospital Systems Based on ISO 14001: 2015 Standards

Khelood A. Mkalaf; Nedaa Alshaheen; Rami Hikmat Al-Hadeethi; Ammar Al-Bazi

doi:10.1590/0101-7438.2023.043.00265411

Recovery of a Green Hospital Systems Based on ISO 14001: 2015 Standards

Khelood A. Mkalaf
, Nedaa Alshaheen
, Rami Hikmat Al-Hadeethi
, Ammar Al-Bazi

Technical Instructors Training Institute, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
The University of Jordan

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Abstract

This study targets six North Asia and African hospitals that provide clinical treatment, diagnostic, and consultation services. The study revealed a lack in the selected hospitals’ infrastructure to support implementation successfully Environmental Management Systems (EMS). A factor analysis was performed based on five factors; EMS efficiency, the hospital’s culture, support from top management, legislation, and time and budget controls. Out of 23 sub-factors tested, it has been found that 7 of them can control the differentiation of the factors. The results highlight human errors in chemical and medical materials that lead to environmental pollution. It was followed by a sub-factor that indicated that controls of hospital activities and correction of its performance depend on the feedback received from the environmental information system. The study’s main conclusion is that recovering green hospital systems depends on successfully carrying out the ISO 14001: 2015 standard.

Original language	English
Article number	e265411
Number of pages	28
Journal	Pesquisa Operacional
Volume	43
Early online date	21 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-7438.2023.043.00265411 https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-7438.2023.043.00265411
Publication status	Published - 2023

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Environmental management system
Green hospitals
ISO 14001: 2015 standards
Continuous improvement
Social responsibility
Hazardous waste

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