Letter/Comment
AHA letter to the House Committee on Education and Labor regarding H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
Hospitals are Economic Anchors in their Communities
Hospitals serve as economic anchors in their communities by directly employing over 5.7 million workers.
The economic contribution of hospitals is also felt throughout the economy hospital spending supported one in nine U.S. jobs and more than $2.8 trillion in economic activity in 2015.
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