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Noise levels in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Abstract
This article presents the results of a noise survey at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Results include equivalent sound pressure levels (Leq) as a function of location, frequency, and time of day. At all locations and all times of day, the Leq indicate that a serious problem exists. No location is in compliance with current World Health Organization Guidelines, and a review of objective data indicates that this is true of hospitals throughout the world. Average equivalent sound levels are in the 50–60dB(A) range for 1min, 12, and 24h averaging time periods. The spectra are generally flat over the 63–2000Hz octave bands, with higher sound levels at lower frequencies, and a gradual roll off above 2000Hz. Many units exhibit little if any reduction of sound levels in the nighttime. Data gathered at various hospitals over the last 45years indicate a trend of increasing noise levels during daytime and nighttime hours. The implications of these results are significant for patients, visitors, and hospital staff.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Busch-Vishniac, I. J., West, J. E., Barnhill, C., Hunter, T., Orellana, D., & Chivukula, R.
- Venue
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Publisher
- Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
- Published
- 2005-12-01
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 3629-3645
- ISSN
- 0001-4966 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-8524
- OpenAlex
- W2025843947
- Cited by
- 416
- References
- 30
- FWCI
- 31.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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