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> Go to the hospital healthy, come out sick. This isn't whats happening. Being sleep deprived for a day is annoying, but hardly a health issue. I bet most people would rather have doctors respond to you suddenly dropping blood O2 levels to under 90% than not. > (Also, the nurse said nobody sleeps here. Not just the people under observation.) Yes, nobody sleeps because nurses and doctors are all working >14 hour shift…
Actually, sleep deprivation, even for one night, is definitely a health issue. And the only reason it's accepted is because it's so common. It's the modern equivalent of drinking out of lead cups. (And of course a sleep-deprived medical professional is a health hazard to everybody involved. Only a fool thinks otherwise.)
You get used to the beeping after one night anyway. If not, you can ask the nurse for earplugs or even sleeping pills (although sleeping pills are harder to get).