I always thought that the old joke about the hospital staff waking you up to give you sleeping pills was just that, a joke.
I found out different when I was in the hospital for a heart problem.
They actually woke me up to give me sleeping pills.
It was similar for me as well. They would wake me up every hour or so for pain meds, and I would say “If I’m asleep, obviously I’m comfortable enough that I don’t need to take the blasted meds.”