Violence has become more common in healthcare workplaces in recent years — roughly 24,000 workplace assaults occurred in healthcare settings from 2010 through 2013, and violent crime in hospitals ...

High rates of violent acts against heath care workers pose a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of the medical and support professionals on the front lines of patient care. Studies show that ...

Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI can prevent and de-escalate workplace ...

Paramus, N.J.-based Bergen Regional Medical Center reached a settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over inadequacies in its workplace violence prevention program, according ...

House passage of a healthcare violence prevention bill supported by MHA, MNA, and 1199SEIU is a major step forward in protecting the healthcare workforce "Our healthcare workforce has endured violence ...

Another state has decided to regulate workplace violence in nursing homes and other healthcare facilities amid a delay in the development of federal rules. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) earlier this ...

We help organizations prevent workplace violence by addressing the underlying causes and early warning signs. With over 35 years of law enforcement and security management experience, we provide ...

On December 12, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that will require hospitals and nursing homes in the state to establish workplace violence prevention programs to protect ...

Instances of workplace violence, like verbal and physical threats or assaults, aren't new phenomena. However, the environment we're operating in today feels markedly different. High-profile incidents ...

In a bipartisan vote Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, which would establish violence prevention committees in all hospitals. The committees ...