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AHA Supports Senate Save Healthcare Workers Act (S. 1600)
AHA expresses support for the Senate Save Healthcare Workers Act (S. 1600).
AHA Supports House Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178)
AHA expresses support for the House Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178).
Workforce and Workplace Violence Prevention
Learn from case studies of organizations that have addressed workplace violence using best practices and individual solutions tailored to their size, resources, and culture.
AHA Partners with the FBI on Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care Settings
The AHA in partnership with the FBI today released a new resource and webpage on mitigating targeted violence in health care settings.
Advocacy Issue: SAVE Act
Hospitals, health systems and their staff support enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from violence and intimidation, just as current federal law protects airline and airport workers. Congress should enact the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), which provides protections similar to those for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.
Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response
For the past several years, the health care field has experienced a sharp increase in workplace
violence. The COVID-19 pandemic placed significant stress on the entire health care system, and
in some situations, patients, visitors and family members have attacked health care staff and
jeopardized our workforce’s ability to provide care.