Shhh!!! 6 ways to keep the noise down in new and existing hospitals

Shhh!!! 6 ways to keep the noise down in new and existing hospitals

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 CEO of Boston-based Steffian Bradley Architects & Planners. In some hospitals noise levels have be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Building Design & Construction 2015-08
1. Verfasser: Caulfield, John
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acoustics
Architects
Architecture
Building construction
Clinical outcomes
Decentralization
Design
Hospitals
HVAC
Noise
Noise control
Noise pollution
Patient satisfaction
Public spaces
Urban planning
Vibration
Work stations
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Zusammenfassung: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 CEO of Boston-based Steffian Bradley Architects & Planners. In some hospitals noise levels have been measured as equal to the screeching of a subway train at 200 feet. The question, then, is how, and to what extent, design and construction firms can reduce hospital noise and thereby improve clinical outcomes. Opinion varies among the experts.
ISSN:0007-3407