Our hospitals and health systems are not immune to violence, but they have made great efforts to curb it, writes AHA Board member and Hospitals Against Violence advisory group chair Mary Beth Kingston, R.N., chief nurse officer at Advocate Aurora Health in Milwaukee, Wis., and Downers Grove, Ill. Kingston talks about how her system combats violence, while encouraging others to share their stories for tomorrow’s #HAVhope Friday

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Join the AHA June 5 to recognize the Hospitals Against Violence initiative’s #HAVhope National Day of Awareness. The date marks 10 years of dedication to…
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Elinore Kaufman, M.D., medical director of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, and Michele Volpe, chief operating officer of the University of…
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Ten national health care provider organizations, including the AHA, released a joint statement April 16 in recognition of Workplace Violence Prevention Month…
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Every day, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems show up for work to deliver healing and hope for patients, comfort families and…
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Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, details how the system is prioritizing workplace…
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The AHA, the American College of Emergency Physicians and eight other organizations Jan. 20 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue…