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Case Study: Heightened Vigilance at MLK Jr. Community Healthcare

MLK Jr. Community Healthcare in Los Angeles, Calif., has the second busiest emergency department in Los Angeles County.
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Case Study: Proactive Training at Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Between 2019 and 2020, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) in California put in place a multifaceted workplace violence prevention plan to protect its health care personnel from aggressive and violent behavior.
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Case Study: Building a Culture of Safety with Peer-to-Peer Support at CHI Health

From 2019 to 2020, Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health reduced staff assaults resulting in injuries by 50%.
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Case Study: Security Measures Elevated at Norton Children’s Hospital

Keeping staff safe from aggressive patients and visitors is top of mind at Louisville, Ky.- based Norton Children’s Hospital.
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Case Study: The Power of Signage at Piedmont Healthcare

Over the past seven years, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Georgia has dramatically reduced workplace violence.
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Case Study: Strict Entry Procedures at St. Joseph’s Hospital of Buckhannon in W.Va.

In 2019, leaders at St. Joseph’s Hospital of Buckhannon in West Virginia, a critical access hospital, realized they needed to strengthen their security presence and add safety controls to their facility. security presence and add safety controls to their facility.
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Addressing Patients' Social Needs Can Help Reduce Health Inequity during COVID-19

This resource examines the impact of the social determinants of health on patients and communities as they battle the COVID-19 outbreak and shares ideas and case examples to help hospitals address ongoing social needs.

White House urged to investigate price gouging by nurse staffing agencies 

Nearly 200 House members are urging White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients to investigate reports that nurse staffing agencies are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their profits at the expense of patients and the hospitals that treat them.  

At AHA press briefing, hospital leaders highlight workforce and financial challenges, as well as need for immediate relief

The AHA hosted a press call with hospital leaders highlighting the urgent need for additional congressional relief to address the national health care workforce emergency and other challenges facing the field as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. T

New digital resources available to encourage COVID-19 and flu vaccinations

Amid a resurgent COVID-19 and annual flu season, the AHA has released new resources that hospitals and health systems can use to encourage communities to stay healthy and protect themselves.