DEBARK DISTRICT HOSPITAL

DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Disposal of medical equipment is the removal of medical equipments from workshop, storage or
any room when they are out of service. It is the disposing of existing items that is to be replaced
by different means. The disposal of medical equipments is based on the equipments period of
time usage, availability of spare parts, necessity for patients, be able to repair (ability to be
maintained). Therefore, the hospital should establish a disposal committee to oversee the
disposal of all fixed assets that are no longer required by the hospital, including medical
equipment.

Items may be disposed when they are:-

 No longer required by the hospital.

 Cannot be repaired (maintained).
 Have reached the end of their life span.
 Have no spare part.

A policy for the disposal of fixed assets should be established by the hospital and approved by
the hospital management.

Whenever an item of medical equipment is disposed, it should be removed from the hospital
inventory and a record should be entered in to the equipment history file to indicate that the item
has been disposed. The equipment history file should be moved to a separate storage location for
inactive equipment items.

Removing of medical equipments based on:-

 Personal view
 Not new one
 Not advanced
 Not smart and
 Usage for longer period of time is not acceptable.