Abstract
This paper described the perceived strategies by the hospital owners/administrators in implementing waste management. Further, this paper described the challenges faced by the hospital owners/administrators in implementing waste management. From the challenges, the paper described its coping mechanisms towards the implementation of waste management. A total of 49 respondents composed of 41 administrators and 8 hospital owners were surveyed in the study using descriptive method. The result of this study would be very helpful as a guideline for improving and developing the healthcare related waste management. It will also create awareness regarding the magnitude of the problem of waste management in hospitals of Cabanatuan City and has generated interest for systematic control efforts for hospital waste disposal. Hospital waste management cannot succeed without documented plans, certain equipment, defined staff trainings, and periodic evaluations. The major challenged for most of the hospitals in Cabanatuan City is the financial constraints, awareness, implementation and monitoring waste management. Many efforts have been made by environmental regulatory agencies and waste generators to better manage the waste from healthcare facilities in recent years but still these are not sufficient enough to prevent environmental hazards and associated health hazards caused by health care waste.
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