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    Design Strategies

    Design Strategies — Noise
    May 2014 ∘ Design Strategies
    Overview

    HCAHPS scores related to noise in the hospital environment are typically among the lowest. Acoustic intervention packages implemented by healthcare organizations are often a combination of built environment and operational measures.  

     
    Tool

    Ideas to Reduce Noise
    September 2015 ∘ Tool

    This tool provides healthcare designers and professionals with ideas on how to address the issue of noise in facility design.