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AHA Supports House Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178)
AHA expresses support for the House Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178).
AHA Supports Senate Save Healthcare Workers Act (S. 1600)
AHA expresses support for the Senate Save Healthcare Workers Act (S. 1600).
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.
Protecting Health Care Workers and Communities from Violence
America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope and health.
Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities
It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
At AHA briefing, hospital leaders urge Congress to pass the SAVE Act and protect health care workers from violence
Members of Congress and hospital and physician leaders Jan. 30 highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing how the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) would help protect health care workers from violence, alleviate workforce challenges and sustain quality patient care.
Advocacy Issue: Workplace Violence
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers across the nation have experienced a sharp increase in incidences of workplace violence, with no sign that this trend is receding. Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals and health systems to prevent violence, health care workers remain five times more likely than any other type of worker to be physically attacked on the job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hospital groups highlight need to enact SAVE Act
In a Jan. 24 letter, AHA and other national hospital organizations voiced support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would provide federal protections for health care workers similar to those that apply to aircraft and airport workers.
Chair File: Keeping Health Care Workers Safe
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative shares resources and strategies to promote a culture of safety across the field. To guide health care leaders in efforts to prevent and mitigate violence, the HAV initiative developed the Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework.
Taking Action to Protect Caregivers from Violence
Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals, health systems and medical professionals to prevent violence, health care workers remain five times more likely than any other type of worker to be physically attacked on the job.