Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is a priority issue for hospitals and health issues. The 黑料正能量 Association Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative works with hospitals and health systems to address this issue.
Congress should enact the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, which provides health care workplace protections against violence similar to those that exist for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.
Workers who dedicate themselves to saving lives deserve a safe environment 鈥 free of violence and intimidation 鈥 in which to deliver care.
Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., today introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act.
Hospitals and health systems today participated in AHA鈥檚 sixth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Friday.
Rick Pollack, AHA鈥檚 president and CEO, issued a statement in response to the shooting that took place on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
Yesterday was another unfortunate example of gun violence in our country. This latest incident was in a medical facility, a place of healing, on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
Mass violence and domestic terrorism comprise a major public health crisis in America.
Two of the simplest words also carry the most meaning: 鈥渢hank you.鈥
The ad spotlights the pandemic鈥檚 toll on the nation鈥檚 health care workforce, noting that nearly 45% of nurses encountered physical violence and over two-thirds were victims of verbal abuse in early 2020.
While we are hopeful that the nation may be rounding the corner in the battle against COVID-19, the health care workforce continues to contend with many immediate challenges related to the pandemic, as well as a health care landscape that has been deeply altered.