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Sound environment in the Intensive Care Unit

2022-06-27 by Maria Quinn

Noise levels – how it is experienced by staff We have building regulations for room acoustics in hospitals in Intensive Care Units (ICU). But are they enough to create a good environment for both staff and patients? Recently a new study from Copenhagen hospitals was finalized so let’s take a look at some of the […]

Laboratories: Open-plan offices inside healthcare environments

2021-07-05 by Achim Klein

Laboratories as open-plan offices Since March 2020, the coronavirus disease was formally characterized as a pandemic. Since that time, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to high demand for healthcare resources. Laboratory activities surged due to the rapid increase in testing. In hospitals or clinics, laboratories operate mainly in the domain of patient-related research and analyses. […]

Better sound environments for doctors and nurses in the Czech Republic

2021-05-03 by Mai-Britt Beldam

One of our editors in the Czech Republic (CZ), Iveta Kralova, was recently part of an intervention study to create better sound in an eye clinic in Hradec Kralove. Here follows her experience in a country where acoustic standards for healthcare are lacking and where a lot of buildings are too loud to heal. Many […]

Healthcare and hearing impairment

2020-03-25 by Mai-Britt Beldam

People who are cut off acoustically from the external world not only lose their hearing, they are at risk of becoming socially and intellectually isolated. The less stimulation the brain receives, the more quickly its capacity diminishes[1]. Hearing impairment is  connected to more than just hearing. Hearing loss and mental health Research all over the […]

A good hospital is well built!

2020-03-24 by Jyrki Kilpikari

Good acoustics is easy to combine with good aesthetics. Delivery room at Tampere University Hospital with Ecophon Hygiene Performance ceiling and Ecophon Akusto Wall tiles with colors and prints. Photo Outi Aalto.

The population is aging, we are living longer and new methods of treatment are constantly emerging. Growth is sought in the productivity of nursing care and the skills it requires will be more demanding. This creates pressure to build resilient, functional, and technology-efficient hospital buildings with a long technical lifespan. Good facilities, their indoor climate, […]

Noise and temporary deafness

2009-05-07 by Mikołaj Jarosz

Each of us exposed to noise of certain level will suffer so called Temporary Threshold Shift (TTS) – that is in fact temporary partial hearing loss. The TTS level and its duration depends on level of the noise, time of exposure and noise frequency band. There is no need to visit military firing ground to […]

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