Workplace Violence in Healthcare
Workplace violence in healthcare is at an unprecedented level. In fact, nearly 75% of workplace assaults occur in a healthcare setting. To understand how prevalent this issue is, we’ve compiled several news articles on incidents that recently occurred.
Health care workers have been attacked in parking garages for decades. Why haven’t hospitals done more to make them safe?
When she got to her car, the man — a stranger who had once been a valet at the hospital — ran up and tackled her. He kicked her and stomped on her head and body more than 40 times. Then he pulled her into her car and drove to the snowy rooftop of a parking garage next door, where he dumped her out and drove over her. Somewhere along the way, he also choked her.
Security guard killed patient, fellow guard during struggle at Indiana hospital, prosecutor says
A security guard and psychiatric patient at Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., were killed Tuesday after another security guard fired at the patient who had the guard in a chokehold, according to local news website WDRB.com.
Former WMU football player shot, killed at Indiana hospital in scuffle with security
A member of the 2019 Western Michigan football team was shot and killed at a hospital in Munster, Ind., early Tuesday morning, after a scuffle broke out between the player and a security guard.
Police: Med Center nurse, security guard struck by gunshot, man arrested
A man at The Medical Center at Bowling Green emergency room got into a struggle with hospital security Wednesday night, leading to a nurse and a security guard being struck by gunfire, according to police.
Nurse shot at Kentucky hospital after patient fights with security officers, police say
A patient at The Medical Center in Bowling Green was arrested early Thursday after he allegedly shot a nurse in the leg at the Kentucky hospital following an altercation with security officers, according to police.
More EMT workers being assaulted on the job
The CDC has reported that there are 2,000 annual injuries to EMT professionals based on violence-related incidents. That is 22 times higher than the national average for the normal.
Rising violence in the emergency department
Nearly 50% of emergency physicians say they’ve been assaulted. 70% of emergency nurses report being hit or kicked on the job. So what’s the solution?
An Army nurse warned an employee would hurt her, then he set her on fire. Now, she’s fighting for accountability
Army nurse Katie Blanchard warned her command something was going to happen to her. She told coworkers she was afraid of the civilian employee she supervised. Then, court records show, he nearly killed her.
Preventing Staff-on-Staff Violence Starts at the Top
Blanchard was verbally intimidated and harassed for over a year from this individual she supervised.
The Aftermath of the Shooting at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital
A gunman shot and killed an emergency physician, a pharmacy resident, and a police officer at Chicago’s Mercy Hospital in November, leaving the emergency physicians there reeling from the experience. They cycled through every emotion imaginable, from fear to guilt, but they were able to glean some lessons from their harrowing experience.
After a tragic shooting on a Chicago hospital campus, officials look at lessons learned
“The vehicle pulled up and fired shots into the crowd, hitting three people,” said Ray Martinez, the health system’s head of security.
Hospital-Based Shootings in the United States: 2000 to 2011
The workplace is a common site of hostilities, with approximately 2 million Americans falling victim to workplace violence each year. In fact, homicide is one of the leading causes of job-related deaths in the United States.