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How to reduce noise in health care environments?

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How to reduce noise in health care environments?

Health care spaces are often criticized for the noises and commotion during the working hours. A health care space often consists of patients undergoing treatments for various complications. If you’ve stayed overnight in a hospital, you must have experienced constant pandemonium by constant sound sources such as chirping alarms, nurses going about their tasks, neighboring patients’ conversations, or the sounds of distress. This certainly affects the condition of the patients and others in the hospital as well. Poor acoustics at a healthcare space can have disastrous effects on both the organization’s ability to operate efficiently as well as on the patients’ well-being. Sound can be transmitted to a person’s ear directly from a source, after reflecting off from one or more surfaces (reflected sound), after passing through a shared, solid, structural component like a wall or ceiling (transmitted sound), or after bending over and around partitions (diffracted sound). Audio Technik, an acoustic consultant in India will acoustically configure your healthcare space in the best way possible. Here are some ways to make a healthcare space acoustically sound.

  • Architectural design strategies such as placing staff rest areas away from noise sources and acoustical environment decisions such as specifying quieter alarms and machines can help reduce noise levels in hospitals. 
  • The acoustic environment is vital at every stage of the design process, but other important factors such as lighting, hygiene, and temperature also need to be considered in this context.
  • Keep in mind that most of the design strategies used for infection control in healthcare spaces can have a negative effect on the acoustic environment. For instance, hard surfaces are often known for their cleanability but these surfaces usually reflect sound, creating reverberation. Also, efficient filtration systems are often required in healthcare systems, but these surfaces require more fan horsepower and create more noise than other systems.
  • Employ a sound engineer from Audio Technik, an audio consultant in India at the early stages of the design process and regularly consult with this engineer through the post-construction stages to assist with mechanical system design, equipment and building construction specifications, and acoustical testing.
  • Consider all existing and future sources of noise ( For instance, highways and airports) that have the potential to be transmitted through the building in the interior.
  • Create acoustically private spaces for the patient families to gather for reducing noise levels in the space. 
  • Use high-quality acoustic panels for controlling the noise. Audio Technik can definitely suggest you the best acoustic panels according to the specifications. 
  • Hire a qualified acoustic consultant from Audio Technik India who will calculate the actual design room sound absorption coefficients for the project to ensure that your requirements are being met.
  • Place staff area away from the patient section and also implementing less noisy alarms can have a large impact on reducing the noise levels.
  • The acoustic environment is vital at every stage of the design process, but other important factors such as lighting, hygiene, and temperature also need to be considered in this context.
  • Keep in mind that most of the design strategies used for infection control in healthcare spaces can have a negative effect on the acoustic environment. For instance, hard surfaces are often known for their cleanability but these surfaces usually reflect sound, creating reverberation. Also, efficient filtration systems are often required in healthcare systems, but these surfaces require more fan horsepower and create more noise than other systems.
  • Employ a sound engineer from Audio Technik, an audio consultant in India at the early stages of the design process and regularly consult through the post-construction stages to assist with system design, equipment, and acoustical testing.
  • Consider all existing and future sources of noise ( For instance, highways and airports) that have the potential to be transmitted through the building in the interior.
  • Create acoustically private spaces for the patient families to gather for reducing noise levels in the space. 
  • Use high-quality acoustic panels for controlling the noise. Audio Technik can definitely suggest you the best acoustic panels according to the specifications. 
  • Hire a qualified acoustic consultant from Audio Technik India who will calculate the actual design room sound absorption coefficients for the project to ensure that your requirements are being met with great precision and efficiency.

Implementing these strategies will reduce noise to a great extent in healthcare spaces, thereby creating more comfortable places in which patients can recuperate. A quieter health space will also benefit the staff as it is less distracting and tiring, thus increasing their efficiency leading to much better output. Reach us and get the perfect consultations from the best acoustic consultants in India for health care spaces!

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