Switching the sound of a hospital beep to a more “musical” one can improve patient care — and avoid “alarm fatigue” Getty Hospital equipment The beeping alarms used in hospitals have been “widely ...

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 ...

One of the most common sounds in the modern world is the beep. From microwaves and cellphones to computers and backing-up trucks, this high-pitched alert pings us from every direction. But how is it ...

The beeping alarms that are intended to alert hospital staff to a patient’s needs have been “widely criticized” for their “perceived annoyance.” But a new study says that changing the way they sound ...