Biomaterial Database

Waste management in an urban medical center: the Mount Sinai program. 1994

M J Connelly

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008284	Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital	Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise.	Engineering, Hospital,Hospital Engineering,Hospital Groundskeeping,Hospital Maintenance,Landscaping, Hospital,Groundskeeping, Hospital,Hospital Landscaping,Hospital Maintenance and Engineering,Maintenance, Hospital
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D003247	Conservation of Natural Resources	The protection, preservation, restoration, and rational use of all resources in the total environment.	Carrying Capacity,Deforestation,Desertification,Environmental Protection,Natural Resources Conservation,Protection, Environmental,Capacities, Carrying,Capacity, Carrying,Carrying Capacities,Conservation, Natural Resources
D006740	Hospital Administrators	Managerial personnel responsible for implementing policy and directing the activities of hospitals.	Administrator, Hospital,Administrators, Hospital,Hospital Administrator
D006786	Hospitals, Urban	Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.	City Hospitals,Hospitals, City,Hospitals, City, Non-Public-Owned,Hospitals, Metropolitan,Urban Hospitals,City Hospitals, Non-Public-Owned,Metropolitan Hospitals,Non-Public-Owned City Hospitals,City Hospital,City Hospital, Non-Public-Owned,City Hospitals, Non Public Owned,Hospital, City,Hospital, Metropolitan,Hospital, Non-Public-Owned City,Hospital, Urban,Hospitals, Non-Public-Owned City,Metropolitan Hospital,Non Public Owned City Hospitals,Non-Public-Owned City Hospital,Urban Hospital
D017046	Cost Savings	Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer.	Cost Saving,Saving, Cost,Savings, Cost
D017743	Equipment Reuse	Further or repeated use of equipment, instruments, devices, or materials. It includes additional use regardless of the original intent of the producer as to disposability or durability. It does not include the repeated use of fluids or solutions.	Product Recycling,Recycling, Equipment,Equipment Reusability,Equipment Recycling,Recycling, Product,Reusability, Equipment,Reuse, Equipment
D017744	Medical Waste Disposal	Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.	Biological Waste Disposal,Waste Disposal, Medical,Biologic Waste Disposal,Disposal, Biological Waste,Disposal, Infectious Waste,Disposal, Medical Waste,Disposal, Pathological Waste,Infectious Waste Disposal,Pathological Waste Disposal,Specimen Disposal,Waste Disposal, Biological,Waste Disposal, Infectious,Waste Disposal, Pathological,Disposal, Biologic Waste,Disposal, Specimen,Waste Disposal, Biologic