Conforto acústico em espaços hospitalares: Ambulatório 2, Centro oncológico e Centro de nefrologia Hospital Universitário Professor Alberto Antunes – Maceió, Alagoas

Abstract

There is a growing concern with meeting the requirements of thermal, lighting and acoustic comfort in buildings. However, acoustic comfort ends up being one of the last ones to be taken into account, which makes the environments present a deficiency in terms of acoustic treatment, such as the University Hospital Professor Alberto Antunes (HUPAA) Maceió-AL. This work aims to analyze the hospital spaces: Ambulatory 2, Oncology Center and the Nephrology Center of the HUPAA, observing the sound pressure levels in the environments and verifying if the spaces are compatible with the norm 15575:2021 and thus draw attention to care with the acoustic conditioning of hospital environments. In order to know the noise levels of hospital spaces, the engineering methodology was used, where measurements are made in loco to obtain the sound pressure levels and then the data were made compatible with the standard 15575:2021, the only existing Brazilian standard for acoustic performance. Thus, it was seen that most of the walls analyzed and compared with the norm did not reach the necessary performance according to the norm. because very loud noises impair understanding during consultations, as an example in HUPAA where there is no electroacoustic mechanism to call the patient for consultations, employees need to speak loudly so that the patient understands that they will be attended to. So an environment with good acoustics planned can help with everyday problems like the one mentioned above and bring benefits even for the treatment of the patient.