Hospitals Against Violence
With 1.48 million homeless individuals in the U.S., hospitals and health systems are joining together with communities to reduce homelessness. The webinar highlighted strategies Children's Mercy Kansas City and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System developed to recognize…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a Sept. 25 webinar on a program designed to care for hospital caregivers who experience a stressful event or outcome during patient care. Leaders from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., will discuss their Care for…
Date: Monday October 16th
Time: 3p-4p PT
Location: Washington State Convention Center
Room: 613-614 (6th floor of the CC)
Cleveland-based Metro Health’s trauma center doesn’t just treat a patient’s gunshot wounds. It also helps the patient avoid getting hurt again.
The health system has partnered with a number of Cleveland social service agencies to counsel victims of gun violence and connect them with services to…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a Sept. 25 webinar on a program designed to care for hospital caregivers who experience a stressful event or outcome during patient care. Leaders from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., will discuss their Care for…
Community violence cost U.S. hospitals and health systems an estimated $2.7 billion in 2016, according to a new report prepared for the AHA by Milliman.
A new report by Milliman aims to demonstrate the tremendous resources hospitals and health systems put toward anticipating violent events and caring for its victims. Cost estimates are $2.7 billion in 2016.
Overview
Domestic Violence
In preparation for domestic violence issues in the hospital – whether it directly involves a patient or an employee – INTEGRIS Health has created a Threat Assessment Guide, conducted training on conflict resolution with both clinical and security staff, developed a…
The Oakland, Calif.-based “Caught in the Crossfire” program doesn’t view at-risk youth as the cause of the violence that plagues their distressed urban communities, says program director Kyndra Simmons. Rather, she says they are the solution.
That idea spawned Caught in the Crossfire, started in…
In the African-American festival of Kwanzaa, Ujima is a day to celebrate collective work that builds and maintains a community.
That collective spirit inspires Project Ujima, the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s effort to build and maintain a community around young victims of violence.