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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Warning lights hover over the snoozing patients in Riley Hospital for Children’s neonatal intensive care unit, ready to flash whenever sound levels creep beyond normal conversation. As ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Warning lights hover over the snoozing patients in Riley Hospital for Children's neonatal intensive care unit, ready to flash whenever sound levels creep beyond normal conversation. As ...

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, ...

Hospital executives, healthcare system boards, and clinical staffs have never been more aware of the relationship between noise and patient wellness, says Kurt Rockstroh, FAIA, FACHA, President and ...

Monitors beeping, equipment shuffling, and patients, nurses and physicians coordinating care can make hospitals uncomfortably loud places for individuals both with or without hearing disorders — ...

Belleville (Ill.) Hospital has joined a nationwide campaign to reduce noise levels in hospitals, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report. The Silent Hospitals Help Healing campaign aims to ...

When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they're a clinician.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Don’t be alarmed. Loud noises might be heard by anyone living or driving near Naval Hospital Jacksonville on Friday. Naval Air Station Jacksonville released a statement saying on ...