Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

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There were about 70 hospitals, medical
centres and reference laboratories across the
country in 2007 under the Department of
Health (DoH) of which 21 are located in
Metro Manila. The Table on the left shows
the distribution of healthcare facilities under
DENR-EMB and DoH. The Table on the
right shows the regional distribution of
unregistered hospitals as hazardous waste
generators in 2003.
Hospitals and healthcare facilities are classified
by the DOH based on the scale and level of
services offered. Government hospitals and
healthcare facilities are operated and
maintained partially or wholly by the national,
provincial, city or municipal, other political
unit, or by any department, division, board or
agency while the private is established and
operated with funds through donation,
principal, investment, or other means, by any
individual, corporation, association or
organization.
General hospitals or medical centres provide
services for all types of deformity, disease,
illness or injury while special hospitals and
other healthcare facilities are primarily
engaged in the provision of specific clinical
care and management.
CHAPTER 3_COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Regional Distribution of
Hazardous Waste Generators
Region
Registered
Hospitals
Unregistered
Hospitals
Region 1 2 119
Region 2 2 80
Region 3 3 187
Region 4A 8 215
Region 4B 2 49
Region 5 12 109
Region 6 13 59
Region 7 7 99
Region 8 1 75
Region 9 1 64
Region 10 18 77
Region 11 35 76
Region 12 9 86
Region 13 8 52
NCR 98 85
CAR 8 42
ARMM 0 18
NCR: National Capital Region
CAR: Cordillera Administrative Region
ARMM: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
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