San Francisco-based Dignity Health today published information on its to help other hospitals and health systems implement similar programs. 鈥淭rafficked persons are often overlooked even though most survivors report that they have visited a health care setting at least once while being trafficked,鈥 Holly Gibbs, director of the Dignity Health program and a survivor of human trafficking. 鈥淒ignity Health has developed a victim-centered, trauma-informed program based on actual cases because we believe that health care providers can provide a critical step in identifying and supporting trafficked persons." The health system launched the program in 2014 across its system to educate staff, implement protocols and strengthen communities against human trafficking.

Related News Articles

Perspective
Public
America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope and health. They strive to deliver quality care every hour of every day for everyone and do鈥
Headline
AHA鈥檚 Hospitals Against Violence initiative Oct. 17 released its final issue brief in a series examining the four pillars of Building a Safe Workplace and鈥
Headline
At a Capitol Hill briefing July 31, hospital and health care leaders shared strategies and stories highlighting the importance of passing the Safety from鈥
Headline
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., June 25 released an advisory on firearm violence, declaring it a public health crisis in America. The advisory noted鈥
Headline
As we observe AHA鈥檚 8th annual #HAVHope Day, Kenneth Rogers, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer at WellSpan Health, discusses how the鈥
Headline
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and dozens of hospital and health system leaders from across the country June 6 participated in a meeting with senior鈥