As many of us scroll through our favorite news app, we are greeted by reports of workplace violence, from verbal and physical confrontations to fatal shootings. What is often missing from the ...

Workplace and community violence in American hospitals not only inflicts pain and trauma on healthcare workers. It also drives costs higher for an already stretched hospital system. A recent research ...

A recent report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) reveals the staggering financial burden of workplace violence on U.S. hospitals, estimating the total cost at $18.27 billion in 2023. This ...

U.S. hospitals spent an estimated $18.3 billion in 2023 responding to or preventing violence, according to a new analysis from the American Hospital Association (AHA). That total includes violence ...

Several states have passed hospital workplace violence bills in recent weeks, adding to the growing list of states working to enhance healthcare employee safety. Most recently, on May 19, Washington ...

Another state has decided to regulate workplace violence in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities amid a delay in the development of federal rules.

As reports of violence at hospitals and medical centers continue to reverberate across the U.S., healthcare leaders are focusing on the safety of employees, patients and visitors. To this end, ...

OhioHealth adds metal detectors at 26 sites by 2026 to reduce workplace violence and protect patients and staff in Columbus-area hospitals.

Hospitals in New York must develop a workplace violence prevention plan and train their employees on safety procedures under ...

Registered nurses at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., will hold a rally on Tuesday, Dec. 23, to ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A HCA Florida Palms West Hospital nurse, Leela Lal, was attacked by a patient she was caring for, and she’s still in the hospital nearly two months later. That attack ...