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News Release from: Industrial Acoustics Company (IAC) | Subject: Audiology suite
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Historic hospital opts for IAC Audiology
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St Mark's in Maidenhead, Berkshire is home to two new state-of-the-art Audiology test rooms, commissioned by IAC in a bid to improve hearing services for patients.
One of the UK's most historic hospitals, St Mark's in Maidenhead, Berkshire is home to two new state-of-the-art Audiology test rooms The facility has been commissioned by IAC in a bid to improve hearing services for patients within the town and local community, comply with current national standards and cater for the increased demand for hearing services
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 16 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Tony Argyrou is part of IAC's Medical Project Management team: "The Trust recognised that their 20-year-old facility was no longer able to meet demand and was too often necessitating patient retesting".
"It was time to upgrade".
"This new facility eliminates background noise so they'll not longer see artificial depression of low frequency thresholds".
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"We've eliminated reverberation from loudspeakers so that now thresholds across the frequency range can be more accurately tested, particularly in children".
"Threshold testing is apparently a key part of the work of the hospital, so this will save time giving best results first time round." These two fully air conditioned audiometric test rooms are located within what was formerly the Pharmacy suite.
Constructed on a room-within-a-room basis, within a completely refurbished ground floor traditional-build shell, with good solid external and partition walls.
A quadruple-glazed, tinted acoustic window links the Control Room with Test Room One, while the Noiselock acoustic 'link' doors have double magnetic seals for superior noise isolation.
Each room is finished internally with attractive wall fabric covering, carpets to the floors and mineral tile acoustic ceilings.
The electrical system comprises 3-compartment dado trunking complete with 'full' VRA wiring, dimmable high frequency lighting and a special cable transit system for connection of specialist equipment from the Control Room directly into Test Room One.
The complete facility provides a comfortable and stylish work environment for patients and the audiology team.
Pauline Warner is Head of Audiology at the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Primary Care Trust, where a team of 25 clinical and administrative staff conducts some 35,000 patient contacts per year.
She personally campaigned to secure the facility for St Mark's so that now they meet National Standards and give Maidenhead families access to a properly equipped tertiary paediatric service.
As an accredited national training centre for audiologists and clinical scientists, the facility also provides a better training environment to their students.
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