Hospitality of RSUD (Regional General Hospital) dr. Soebandi Jember Indonesia against standard quality of hospital noise level

Abstract

RSUD dr. Soebandi the Jember general hospital belonging to the referral center and community treatment centers with complete facilities and services because the hospital is quite strategically located at the central point of four adjacent districts. RSUD dr. Soebandi is the densest hospital in Jember district area so it affects the inpatient patient that is in the process of healing or recovery. Patients in both inpatients and outpatients need comfort in the healing and recovery process. One of the things that affect patient comfort is the noise in the hospital environment where the patient is treated. Noise is an unwanted sound to be heard both subjectively and objectively. Subjectively, human conversations are natural to be heard in a certain atmosphere. But for patients who are taking a break in the process of recovery will be disturbed by the dealing noise around them. Therefore, the WHO and the Health Ministry of Indonesia set a maximum limit of allowable noise at the hospital is 55 dB. Human normal conversation is in the range intensity 30 dB - 50 dB, but 45 dB is the maximum allowable intensity value in the hospitalization set by the WHO (World Health Organization) and 55 dB stipulated by the Decree of the Health Minister of Indonesia in 2004. Some of the above reasons encourage the need for measurement of noise value in RSD dr. Soebandi is special in inpatient areas because the recommendations aimed at patients who are in the process of healing and recovery refer to some of the reasons described earlier. The result of measurement is the measured noise intensity value at some point of measurement at each location that is first class inpatient room consisting of Alamanda and Catleya buildings. The measurement results were plotted into contour and colour maps. The resulting contour map shows the distribution of noise intensity levels had different and distinct color degradation images. In addition, the contour map also presented graphs as a comparison of intensity values between active days and non-active days in each room and time measurement. Research data showed that in general the active day noise value is greater than the non-active days. The noise value within Alamanda building in active days was 48,31 dB while the noise intensity in non-active days was 46,36 dB. Meanwhile the noise values within Catleya building were 52,01 dB in active days while in the non-active day were averagely 47,38 dB. Based on those finding data, this study conclude that the noise level in RSD dr Subandi Jember was lower compare to the maximum value of noise allowed to be occurred in the hospitals.