When EMTALA collides hospital anti-violence signs, healthcare leaders face challenges ensuring emergency care without deterring patients.

Hospital-based police departments in Pennsylvania have arrest powers, carry firearms and the authority to investigate crimes on their campuses.

Workplace violence continues to be a growing challenge affecting healthcare workers. To support workers and avoid fines and other enforcement actions, employers in the healthcare industry may wish to ...

Public safety isn’t a privilege — it’s a basic right. It matters everywhere — for the retail worker behind the counter, the doctor or nurse treating a patient, the fan at a football game, and the ...

Frontline healthcare workers face a continued threat of violence, which puts staff well-being and patient care at risk. With violence incidents on the rise, a top priority for healthcare leaders is ...

While shootings inside hospitals remain extremely rare, violence in health care settings more broadly is a growing national concern.A patient and a visitor are ...

Workplace violence impacts healthcare staff, operations, and patient care. Discover proven strategies to prevent incidents and build a culture of safety and preparedness.

Healthcare professionals working in hospitals and other settings face heightened risks of workplace violence, often from behaviorally unstable and volatile patients or visitors. A new law signed by ...

A new round of workplace violence in hospitals and clinics is lending urgency to efforts to create a first-ever federal standard for protecting nurses, social workers and others in the medical system.

Security is getting tighter at the emergency department at University of Michigan Health-West, with the Wyoming hospital ...

In a bipartisan vote Tuesday, the Pennsylvania House passed the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, which would establish violence prevention committees in all hospitals. The committees ...

To support workers and avoid fines and other enforcement actions, employers in the healthcare industry may wish to analyze risk factors and take proactive steps to maintain a workplace free from ...