The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is pleased to share the QuietNight™ App, a new generation mobile tool designed to measure and reduce environmental noise in patient recovery areas.

Excessive noise negatively impacts patient rest and healing. Accurate to within one decibel, QuietNight measures noise levels in any environment. The app registers and tracks baseline, as well as startle noise, and provides actionable guidance when sound rises to unacceptable levels. The app integrates HQI’s Journey to a Quiet Night Toolkit, which contains best practices for noise reduction, abatement and maintaining a quiet therapeutic environment.

User feedback is highly appreciated and built into the app. Future versions will contain additional features, such as GPS functionality.

QuietNight is fully HIPAA-compliant as it measures sound pressure and does not create an audio recording. The app is available at no charge from the App Store for Apple iOS mobile devices. Click here to download the app from iTunes.

Contact:
Jenna Fischer, VP, Regional Quality Network, Hospital Quality Institute
(925) 746-5106
jfischer@hqinstitute.org