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Urge Congress to Protect Health Care Workers from Violence by Passing the SAVE Act
Enactment of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) is a top priority for the AHA and the hospital field.
Working in Health Care | ASHE Academy 2024 | Indianapolis, IN
Gain insights on the unique challenges for construction projects taking place in a health care setting. Register for ASHE Academy 2024!
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.
The Well-being Impact of Northwestern Medicine's Scholars of Wellness Program
In this discussion, Gaurava Agarwal, M.D., vice president and chief wellness executive at Northwestern Medicine and director of faculty wellness at Northwestern University, and Samantha Saggese, physician assistant of nephrology and hypertension at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, explain the difference the Scholars of Wellness program is making, and how it could be adopted for the benefit of hospitals and health systems across the nation.
Protecting the Health Care Workers Who Care for Us
Violence in health care settings should never be accepted as “part of the job.”
Workforce and Workplace Violence Prevention
This page will provide you with a broad range of materials and information from the AHA, federal government and other national initiatives on efforts to assist our members prepare for and curb the number of hospital-based violent incidents. Check back often for additions to this page.
AHA Voices Support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S. 2768)
AHA letter to Senators Joe Manchin and Marco Rubio voicing support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (S. 2768),
AHA Voices Support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584)
AHA Letter to Representatives Larry Bucshon and Madeleine Dean expressing support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584),
Health Care Security Technology: Success through Location Based Information
Examine different technologies available to health care professionals and discuss how adding a location based alert notification system or RTLS Staff Safety solution can help responders identify and address workplace violence incidents.
Active Shooter Incidents in Health Care Settings
Due to recent tragic events, Hospitals Against Violence has gathered for health care facilities a list of resources and tools that provide guidance on how to prepare and respond to an active shooter incident.