To optimize the healing environment and minimize stress, distraction, annoyance and sleep disturbance, hospitals can take ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center found that noise in patient rooms sometimes reaches twice the maximum 30-40 decibel level recommended by the World Health Organization, ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — From constant beeps of machines and the footsteps up and down the hallway to the patient on the other side of the room who refuses to turn his television’s volume down, hospitals have ...

Seattle Children flags helipad limits that strain emergency transport for ICU pediatric patients amid neighborhood noise ...

Detectives have nabbed a set of nighttime thieves at Stanford Hospital, robbing patients of precious rest. The culprits: Ringing phones, beeping monitors, rattling wheelchairs and a chorus of hallway ...

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 ...

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, ...

Every second counts when a child needs lifesaving care and Seattle Children’s will always put the health and safety of our ...