St Josephs is an 830,000 sq. ft. hospital complex with 400 patient rooms and 21 operating rooms located in the heart of downtown Denver.  D.L. Adams Associates worked with the hospital and design team to provide acoustical consulting for the entire hospital, outpatient building and central utility plant.  Of concern was noise from building mechanical equipment located on the floor above the operating rooms.

To control the vibration and noise, we designed a unique system to float the unit housekeeping pads so the ORs can be used for critical procedures.

DLAA also provided recommendations to isolate patient rooms, the registration areas, quiet the emergency department, and reduce the impact of the rooftop helicopter landings on the patient rooms.  The FGI 2010 acoustical criteria were used for the design of this project.

DLAA – D.L. ADAMS ASSOCIATES, Healthcare Acoustics for Hospitals, Medical centers, Noise Control, Sound masking, HVAC Noise Levels, Noise Barriers for Healthcare.