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- Sleeping in hospital can be a nightmare. Experts say it’s time to wake . . .
A recent Australian study found that noise levels in shared rooms in a large public hospital sometimes surpassed 100 decibels, as loud as a lawnmower
- Anyone know how noialsy it is living near Royal Melbourne Hospital? : r . . .
It can be pretty noisy at night - Flemington Rd has a lot of traffic (including ambulances) and there are often helicopters landing at the hospitals It would probably be a good idea to go over there and hear it for yourself though, as one what person thinks is noisy might be fine for someone else
- How moving to a quiet hospital environment can improve . . . - Wavelink
To ensure the best chance of recovery for patients, it is essential that hospitals invest in solutions that help to minimise the impact of hospital noise, without sacrificing effective hospital communication
- Noise levels in an Australian emergency department
Hospitals worldwide have noise levels higher than established standards This potentially affects communication, stress levels, aggressive behaviour and sleep during treatment Scant evidence exists about noise levels in the emergency department (ED), and none in Australia
- Noise and Light Pollution in the Hospital: A Call for Action
In this issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, Jaiswal and colleagues 18 report on an important study evaluating sound and light levels in both non-ICU and ICU settings within a busy tertiary-care hospital
- Centre for Clinical Effectiveness - Monash Health
Individual studies show that noise reduction interventions are feasible in ward settings and suggest they have potential to improve patients' in-hospital sleep experiences
- Sleep in hospital - SleepHub
Noise: There are many opportunities for reducing noise in hospital environments at night Reducing unnecessary telephone calls, alarms, conversations and other incidental noises that are very common in hospitals
- Hospital Noise Complaints: How to Handle Prevent Them
Learn about patient noise issues in hospitals and best practices for dealing with noise complaints in healthcare settings
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