@article { author = {Azh, Nezal and Hajiasghari, Seyyedeh Zahra}, title = {Evaluation of Hospitals on green hospital standards in Qazvin}, journal = {International Journal of Epidemiology and Health Sciences}, volume = {4}, number = {Continuous}, pages = {-}, year = {2023}, publisher = {}, issn = {2667-0941}, eissn = {2667-0941}, doi = {10.51757/IJEHS.4.2023.696939}, abstract = {Introduction: Hospitals may have an adverse effect on the environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the concept of Green Hospital to reduce these complications while also improving the environment. The purpose of this study was to assess how many hospitals in Qazvin met Green Hospital standards.Methods: This descriptive-observational study was carried out in all of the hospitals in Qazvin that were included in the study via the census sampling method. The standard green hospital questionnaire was used to collect data, which was completed with environmental experts through interviews and document observation. This questionnaire has 96 questions and is divided into eight dimensions: environmental, energy, hazardous materials, water, sewage, greenhouse gas emissions, external water consumption, material, and environmentally friendly purchasing management. Each question is graded on a three-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 2.Results: This study included nine hospitals. Six were teaching/public (5 teaching hospitals and 1 Social Security Hospital), and three were public. The average ratio of active beds to approved beds was 90%, with private hospitals reaching more than 100% (131%). The mean achievement rates for the first through eighth dimensions were 70.08, 74.07, 74.07, 60.88, 40.87, 27.77, and 31.48, respectively. The overall mean score for meeting Green Hospital standards was 57.46%.Conclusions: Although hospitals achieved higher achievement rates in some dimensions, overall results showed low achievement rates. As a result, their managers and employees must learn how to prevent environmental degradation.}, keywords = {Standard,Environmental sustainability,Environmental Degradation,WHO}, url = {https://www.ijehs.com/article_696939.html}, eprint = {https://www.ijehs.com/article_696939_e70b8f99e3213bf437df768185fcf762.pdf} }