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The healthcare and pharmacy industries generate vast amounts of Florida Medical waste. Of course, medical waste is not only exclusive to large hospitals and laboratories where medical research is conducted, but dentists, veterinary clinics, nursing homes and so on also generate it.
As visitors and patients, we mostly don’t pay much attention to what happens to needles and blood-soaked bandages once they are used. Sure, they get thrown away, but where? And more importantly, how?
Much of this waste can be infected and therefore pose a health hazard for the environment, its removal is handled by medical waste services. They first disinfect the medical waste in-house and then transport it using special vehicles to landfills and recycling plants.
There are three steps to make sure that medical waste removal is done in a safe way for both those that handle it and the community.
Step #1. Lifting and Loading Medical Waste
Medical waste is first brought by special transportation vehicles to a courtyard. Following this, it gets lifted by an automated crane system and loaded into the unit for disinfection. The automated system greatly reduce the risk of exposure for the operator, as he would otherwise have to handle the same medical waste two, or even three times.
Step #2. Shredding the Medical Waste
Once the medical waste reaches the system, it is first moistened and dropped into a shredder. This is very important as it reduces the amount of waste by a large margin and the waste can better absorb the heat needed for disinfection. Finally, the shredder grinds all solid waste into tiny pieces. By doing this, patient’s privacy is protected and identity theft is prevented.
Step #3. Disinfecting the Medical Waste
Once it passes the screw conveyor, medical waste gets exposed to microwave equipment. Microwave technology disinfects the waste and does not create any loud noise, bad odor or dangerous emissions. Thanks to this, medical waste disposal services are able to put their facilities closer to hospitals, even in city centers as it doesn’t disrupt the community. Plus, being closer, is much more convenient for both the medical waste service and healthcare facility, especially when it comes to shipping costs.
Once medical waste is heated using microwaves, it gets transported out of a disinfection unit by another conveyor and it can be safely handled just like any regular garbage and taken either to a recycling plant or a landfill.
These three steps are the standard when we talk about medical waste management. However, this does not mean that the service you hire should stop on just these. The best medical waste removal services are those that make sure that the disinfection process is safe and discreet. Look out especially for these companies to handle the waste in your healthcare facility. And don’t forget to make sure that they run fully automated systems and are HIPAA compliant. If they do, you should expect nothing but high quality service from your Florida Medical Waste Company.
