One of the most common complaints about hospitals is the noise. Patients complain that they can’t sleep soundly in the environment of multiple monitors, paging systems, wheelchairs and gurneys, and carts that s ueak. Ongoing efforts at the University of Michigan Health System are making the hospital uieter, and the hospital has tested sound panels designed to dial down noise. During a pilot study, strategically placed sound acoustic panels helped diffuse sound in the hallways…
Quiet design: Hospital tests sound panels to reduce noise
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