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

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

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 ...

Residents of the affluent Laurelhurst community insisted Seattle Children's Hospital move its helipad, which only receives ...

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 ...

June 12 (Reuters) - Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake patients up even at relatively low levels, creating an environment that may slow healing, ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Certain hospital sounds, such as electronic alarms, telephones and conversations, can wake people up even at relatively low levels, according to a new study. The results ...

The hospital said Friday that the Laurelhurst Community Council will “fully support” Seattle Children’s as it seeks city ...

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

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, ...

After eight nights in the hospital for debilitating headaches, Laurel Carpenter was ready to go home and finally get what the doctor ordered — a good night’s sleep. From a private room in a Los ...