A hospital executive in my home state of Texas was telling me about a fairly minor surgery she had about 18 months ago. One of the things she remembers most about her recovery time at the hospital was ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children and their parents who sleep in a hospital setting are exposed to noise levels that that surpass WHO’s ...
While noise in a hospital may seem a simple nuisance, it can affect patients’ health and satisfaction, which in turn can impact hospitals’ reimbursement. The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare ...
Announcements blare from overhead speakers. Electronic devices beep. Heating and cooling systems rumble. Employees and visitors speak loudly. This sound snapshot, researchers say, comes not from a ...
In an editorial published today in the BMJ, researchers from King's College London and the University of the Arts London (UAL) argue that it is a worsening problem, with levels regularly exceeding ...
July 16, 2012 — A new study has quantified how disruptive typical hospital sounds are to the sleep of patients, and shows, perhaps not surprisingly, that electronic sounds that are intentionally ...
Hospital sounds disrupt patients’ sleep, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers conducted a three-day polysomnographic study in a sound-attenuated sleep laboratory with 12 ...
The sound echoed throughout Montefiore Medical Center, like somebody pounding dozens of nails around the clock. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...
In an editorial published today in the BMJ, researchers from King's College London and the University of the Arts London (UAL) argue that it is a worsening problem, with levels regularly exceeding ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a principal and lead medical planner with NBBJ. It goes without saying that throughout the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare ...
Noise in hospitals is a common concern among patients, families and staff. In the UK, 40 percent of hospital patients are bothered by noise at night. In an editorial published today in the BMJ, ...