It’s not a designation you particularly want, but a patient survey has named Main Line Health’s Riddle Hospital in Media as the loudest hospital in the region at night, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

More than a quarter of Riddle patients in the survey rated the area around their room at night as “sometimes” or “never” quiet.

The good news for Main Line Health, however, is that another of its hospitals, Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, was listed among the three quietest hospitals in the region, with Inspira Medical Center at Elmer, NJ rated the quietest.

Medical care requires many people and machines, which can be noisy, but rest is an important part of healing.

Fortunately, hospitals are investing in ways to become quieter.

When Penn Medicine opened its $1.6 billion Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 2021, the design made noise-reduction areas a priority.

“It’s all about minimizing noise, increasing comfort, and providing a quiet environment to reduce disruptions and promote sleep,” said Kathryn Gallagher, a nurse who helped design the pavilion.

See the survey data and read more about which hospitals turned out to be the loudest and quietest in The Philadelphia Inquirer.