In her 1859 book “Notes on Nursing,” Florence Nightingale called unnecessary noise in hospitals “the most cruel absence of care.” A century and a half later, her message still seems to be falling on ...

Beeping machines, ringing phones, overhead announcements – these are the familiar sounds of a busy hospital. But excessive noise heavily impacts patient satisfaction scores. In fact, it’s the second ...

UPS delivered a seemingly harmless, shoebox-size package about 10:30 a.m. yesterday to the rehabilitation department at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park. But a hospital employee carrying ...