Emergency Management of Medical Wastewater in Hospitals Specializing in Infectious Diseases: A Case Study of Huoshenshan Hospital, Wuhan, China

Jia-Jun He, Shu-Shu Zhao, Hui Zhang, Xia-Ying Liu, Qin Li and Wen-Xuan Fu
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Jia-Jun He: School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Shu-Shu Zhao: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Hui Zhang: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Xia-Ying Liu: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Qin Li: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Wen-Xuan Fu: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: Medical wastewater originating from hospitals specializing in infectious diseases pose a major risk to human and environmental health during pandemics. However, there have been few systematic studies on the management of this type of wastewater management. The function of the Huoshenshan Hospital as a designated emergency field hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 has provided lessons for the management measures of medical wastewater, mainly including: (1) Modern information technology, management schemes, and related standard systems provided the legislative foundation for emergency management of medical wastewater. (2) The three-tier prevention and control medical wastewater management system ensured the discharged wastewater met water quality standards, especially for the leak-proof sealed collection system of the first tier, and the biological and chemical treatment technology of the second tier. (3) The establishment of an effective three-tier medical wastewater quality monitoring accountability system. This system was particularly relevant for ensuring continuous data monitoring and dynamic analysis of characteristic indicators. (4) Information disclosure by government and public supervision promoted successful implementation of medical wastewater management and control measures. Public questionnaires (n = 212) further confirmed the effectiveness of information disclosure. The results of this study can act as methodological reference for the emergency management of wastewater in designated infectious disease hospitals under similar situations.

Keywords: medical wastewater; emergency management; Huoshenshan Hospital; management measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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