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Infographic: SAVE Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence

Infographic: SAVE Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence

Associate Podcast Series - Ep. 81 | Centegix

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, Vice President of Business Management and Operations of the American Hospital Association (AHA), is joined by Andrea Greco, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Safety for CENTEGIX. Together, they'll discuss workplace violence prevention, dissect the biggest barriers to violence mitigation, and outline tips to successfully overcome them.

EPSS Weekly Inspection Checklist

Compliance Tools
Weekly EPSS inspections are vital for hospital safety, as recommended by NFPA 110 (2013). Use this ASHE checklist.

AHA’s Preferred Cybersecurity & Risk Providers Bringing Value Podcast Series

Podcast about AHA’s Preferred Cybersecurity & Risk Providers for hospitals and health systems
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SSM Health’s United Front Against Workplace Violence

June 6 is the ninth annual Hospitals Against Violence (#HAVhope) Friday, a national day of awareness to highlight how America’s hospitals and health systems combat violence in their workp

AHA’s #HAVhope Friday calls for workplace violence prevention and safer work environment

Today is #HAVhope Friday, a national day of awareness highlighting how America’s hospitals and health systems combat violence in their workplaces and communities by seeking partnerships, innovation

Infographic highlights Save Healthcare Workers Act, impacts of violence in hospitals and health systems

An AHA infographic highlighting the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600) includes statistics on the prevalence of workplace violence and its impacts on health care workers

AHA podcast: SSM Health’s United Front Against Workplace Violence

SSM Heath’s Amy Wilson, DNP, R.N., chief nurse executive, and Todd Miller, vice president of security, discuss how collaboration between clinical and security teams for workplace violence simulations and de-escalation scenarios is reshaping the culture of safety across their system. 

Advocacy Issue: SAVE Act

Hospitals, health systems and their staff support enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from violence and intimidation, just as current federal law protects airline and airport workers. Congress should enact the bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (SAVE) (H.R. 3178/S. 1600), which provides protections similar to those for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.

Advocacy Issue: Workplace Violence

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers across the nation have experienced a sharp increase in incidences of workplace violence, with no sign that this trend is receding. Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals and health systems to prevent violence, health care workers remain five times more likely than any other type of worker to be physically attacked on the job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.