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Hospitals across the nation are constantly being challenged to reduce noise and create quiet environments for their patients rest and recover.
With hospitals running around-the-clock, they are busy hubs of activities day and night. Noises come in many forms, from patient monitoring equipment through to overhead announcements, carts and beds being wheeled from one location to another as well as staff and patients talking and so on.
It’s been found that the average noise levels in hospitals have increased by 15 decibels over the last 40 years and sit at around 70 decibels. This is well above the recommended limit of 35 decibels for a healing environment set by the World Health Organization.
Effects of noise on patients can include elevated blood pressure, increased heart rate and an increased metabolism. It can also exacerbate conditions such as a weakened immune system, delirium and agitation.
Researchers have also found that exposure to noise in hospital has psychological and physiological effects that slow rates of recovery and lengthen hospital stays.
Excess noise and the inability to get a decent rest while in a hospital is one of the most common issues of patient dissatisfaction voiced in feedback to hospital administration.
There are lots of steps your hospital can take to address excess noise, and new initiatives that can be introduced to eliminate it.
After conducting a thorough assessment and audit of all sources of noise in your hospital, these are some of the changes that you can consider introducing to improve outcomes:
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