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4.21.26 |  Medscape |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care

Shhhh: Quieter Hospitals Offer Benefits to Inpatients

The word is out in the medical community that quieter hospital environments offer significant benefits to inpatients.

Improved sleep environments can additionally reduce the need for sedative medications, anxiolytics, or antipsychotics, particularly in older adults who are vulnerable to delirium

Bhavin Patel, DO | Hospitalist
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4.20.26 |  Worcester Business Journal |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care
4.10.26 |  Telegram & Gazette |  Human Interest,  In the Media

Local Doctor Praises Woodland’s PGA Tour Win for Raising Awareness of PTSD

A lot of people were happy to see Gary Woodland cope with his battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder well enough to win the Houston Open a couple of Sundays ago. Dr. Richard Listerud, Chief of Psychiatry at UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, was among them.
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