AVALIAÇÃO PRELIMINAR DO GERENCIAMENTO DOS RESÍDUOS DOS SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE EM GOIÂNIA.

Abstract

The technological and industrial growth brought many consequences to the contemporary society with some being dangerous as to the future of civilizations as it is with the increase of the amount of waste generated by human populations. The residues discarded incorrectly cause grave consequences to the environment and life quality of actual and future generations and it this context are the Health Services Residues (HSR). This study aimed the evaluation of the HSR management in Goiânia in a time frame of six years (2007-2012), to contrast the data with the demographic growth and urbanization and to evaluate the environmental conditions of the final disposition of the HSR in the city of Goiânia. We collected the data from the National Records on Health Establishments (NRHE), satellite images e demographic data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (BIGS) for the city of Goiânia and the vicinity. The data show that Goiânia presented a considerable population and urban growth, with an area of 50,2% of the municipality aggravated by the expansion of other cities in a contiguous pattern. There was an increase of 61,8% in the number of health establishments with a great discrepancy between the public and private sectors. Private hospital beds presented an increase between 4,53% and 71,87% while in the public sector there was a decrease between 7,66% and 20,67%, depending on the medical specialty. With an average of 2,763.80 tons/year of HSR Goiânia presents a precarious management where the sole landfill site presented a 30,67% increase of urban area in its surroundings. This situation suggests and urgent and detailed revision of this management system with a plan that includes an appropriate strategy to deal with the demographic and urban growth of the micro region of Goiânia.