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Evaluation of the Environmental Noise and Prevention Measures for a Standard Hospital Area from Spain

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: In this research, a global assessment of the acoustic situation of the Juan Ramón Jiménez University Hospital (Huelva, Spain) was carried out. For this study, measurements were made in situ, both outside and inside the buildings. With the methodology used, long-term exterior and interior measurements were performed, and an acoustic propagation model of exterior environmental noise was also developed, digitising the main sources of noise, thereby obtaining the corresponding noise maps of the study area. This study demonstrates that the indices of the external and internal acoustic environment of the hospital exceed those recommended by the World Health Organization, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Spanish law itself. It is concluded that the acoustic environments, both outside and inside, should be improved, for which a series of interventions on the external zone, other interventions on the internal zone, and others on management has been proposed.

Source: Acoustics

DOI: 10.3390/acoustics7010016

Authors: Rafael Sánchez-Sánchez, Alejandro Barba-Lobo, Guillermo Isasti Aizpurua, Juan Pedro Bolivar

Institutions: Universidad de Huelva, Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez

Language: English

Topic: Noise Effects and Management

Subfield: Speech and Hearing

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,930