A charming artifact of the pre-HVAC era, when hospital windows were often open for ventilation purposes, and one was supposed to be quiet when passing by…
Nowadays, modern hospital windows are sealed shut, and it takes something like a thunderstorm outside before any external noises are heard.
This means, of course, that patients in bed can hear all the machines going PING next to their heads that much more clearly…
A charming artifact of the pre-HVAC era, when hospital windows were often open for ventilation purposes, and one was supposed to be quiet when passing by…
Nowadays, modern hospital windows are sealed shut, and it takes something like a thunderstorm outside before any external noises are heard.
This means, of course, that patients in bed can hear all the machines going PING next to their heads that much more clearly…