ESTRUCTURACION DEL PLAN DE GESTION INTEGRAL DE LOS RESIDUOS GENERADOS EN LA ATENCION EN SALUD DE EMPRESA DEDICADA AL TRASLADO ESPECIAL DE PACIENTES

Abstract

Health services comprise one of the most productive systems globally, with operations ongoing year-round without interruption, ensuring continuous service provision. As a result, the attention and activity these medical services offer to the community lead to the production of large quantities of various types of waste, which must be technically disposed of to avoid risks to both the population and the environment. Therefore, healthcare service providers operating in the national territory, including companies specializing in patient transportation, find it vital to regulate and establish environmental processes based on statutes and regulations evaluated and approved by various regulatory bodies. In the healthcare sector, this regulation is carried out by the Ministry of Social Protection, as stipulated in Decree 3100 of 2019, which outlines the requirements for workforce and approval items for healthcare service enablement under the regulation implemented by the Ministry of Health through its regional departments called departmental and municipal health secretaries. In these enablement processes, the ninth paragraph of enablement requires the implementation of an environmental management plan, which must be evaluated and accepted by the municipal authority where the healthcare service entity must have a location within its jurisdiction. This document outlines the environmental management plan for Andiambulancias Ltda, currently undergoing verification by the Risk and Environment Management Office of the city of Sogamoso. Additionally, a plan for implementation was proposed.