10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 4 Issue 1 2013 (January - March) Purpose of study was to highlight certain aspects of hospital waste management status in health facilities providing health care in an urban area. This study is focused on awareness of health facilities about CPCB(Central Pollution Control Board) rules, hospital waste management training status, maintenance of records and accident reporting system and proper disposal of hospital waste.Methods: All the health facilities registered with CMO (Chief medical officer) office of urban Noida are included in the study.Results:It was observed that of the 71 health care facilities under study, only 42.2% health care facilities were registered with State Pollution Board for biomedical waste management. It was observed that only 46.4% study units were aware of existence of Central Pollution Control Board Rules on Biomedical Waste Management. Only 4.2% of the health care facilities had trained staff; 39.4% of all health care facilities were maintaining records; none of the facilities had any type of accident reporting system.Conclusion:Hospital waste management issues remain a challenge yet to be addressed as the present study reveals gross inadequacies in most of the health facilities of the study area. DOHARE S, GARG V K AND SARKAR B K Hospital waste management, Urban Area, Health facilities 1107-1112