Hospitals Against Violence
At Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in California, getting the right tools in the hands of gun owners is helping prevent tragic ends from occurring.
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative shares resources and strategies to promote a culture of safety across the field. To guide health care leaders in efforts to prevent and mitigate violence, the HAV initiative developed the Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework.
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence developed and curated resources and insights to advance the field’s efforts to combat this public health issue.
A new AHA infographic explains the need for Congress to enact the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would give health care workers federal protections from workplace violence similar to the current protections for airport and…
Members of Congress and hospital and physician leaders Jan. 30 highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing how the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) would help protect health care workers from violence, alleviate workforce challenges and sustain…
In a Jan. 24 letter, AHA and other national hospital organizations voiced support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would provide federal protections for health care workers similar to those that apply to aircraft and…
A webinar presented Dec. 7 by AHA's Hospital Against Violence initiative features discussion about facility safety and security strategies and the technologies that aim to mitigate workforce and workplace violence.
The Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative exists to share examples and best practices with the field about workplace and community violence.
A new issue brief from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative offers proven strategies and action steps to help hospitals and health systems provide trauma support to their workforce after an incident or threat of violence.
In 2021, the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) Advisory Group developed the Building a Safe Workplace and Community framework to guide health care leaders in their efforts to prevent and mitigate violence.