A two-webinar series presented by the Hospital Quality Institute in June offers hospital managers new strategies to minimize noise, promote healing, and increase HCAHPS scores on Quietness of Hospital Environment. 

Webinar 1: Friday, June 8, Noon – 1 p.m.

This webinar will present the latest research and proven evidence-based best practices for mitigating noise in hospitals. To register, please click here.

Speaker:

Erik Miller-Klein, PE, INCE Board Certified Acoustical Consultant

Webinar 2: Friday, June 15, Noon – 1 p.m.

This webinar will provide practical examples from two hospitals that have successfully improved patient experience by addressing hospital noise. To register, please click here.

Speakers:

Aiaan Matthew Luciano, RN
Aileen Naungayan, RN
Kim Deynaka, RN, MBA

Learning Objectives:   

Upon attending both webinars, participants will be able to:

• Understand how hospital soundscape impacts patients and staff
• Understand “quiet” as an adjective that describes experience, and delineate between “good sounds” and “bad sounds”
• Describe effective mitigation strategies (including dedication of time for uninterrupted sleep, sound masking, better alarm management and others)
• Propose an approach for noise mitigation in their own hospitals

For more information, please contact Jenna Fischer, Hospital Quality Institute’s VP, Regional Quality Network.

Contact:
Jenna Fischer
(925) 746-5106
jfischer@hqinstitute.org