Hospitals Against Violence
On Wednesday evening, a gunman killed four people in a medical building on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla. We grieve with the victims and their families, as well as the entire Saint Francis Health System team, as they mourn the loss of four members of their community.
Rick Pollack, AHA’s president and CEO, issued a statement in response to the shooting that took place on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
Yesterday was another unfortunate example of gun violence in our country. This latest incident was in a medical facility, a place of healing, on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
Mass violence and domestic terrorism comprise a major public health crisis in America.
AHA Trustee Mary Beth Kingston, Ph.D., RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at Advocate Aurora Health, invites organizations to participate in this national day of awareness that unites hospitals, health systems, nurses, doctors and other professionals on social media to highlight programs and other…
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AHA on June 3 will hold its sixth-annual #HAVhope Friday, an initiative to mitigate violence in the workplace and community.
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While we are hopeful that the nation may be rounding the corner in the battle against COVID-19, the health care workforce continues to contend with many immediate challenges related to the pandemic, as well as a health care landscape that has been deeply altered.