The Effects of Hospitals on Sleep Quality

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There have been hospitals, thankfully, who have taken sleep more seriously and only interrupt the patient when it's critical for their life. I don't know of any studies to see whether or not the patients do better. The judgment and decision-making, the number of accidents go way down if your physician is well slept. That might be something, if you have to go to the emergency room, you just ask the physician, hey, how long has it been since you slept? And how much did you get last time you slept?

Dr. Gina Poe has spent nearly four decades studying the science of sleep, and how we can all get a better night’s rest by making some simple changes in our lives. In this episode Poe dives deep into what she’s learned about sleep during her career, including the stages of sleep, why you’re waking up in the middle of the night, why some people remember their dreams, the best bedtime routines, and the real-life consequences when you miss a night’s sleep. Dr. Poe is a professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology at UCLA, where she is also the Director of the school’s Sleep and Memory Laboratory, which investigates the mechanisms by which sleep traits serve learning and memory consolidation.

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