Hospitals Against Violence
A number of health care organizations have taken initiatives to address this ongoing national tragedy, but active engagement is needed by more health systems and hospitals already committed to improving community health status.
AHA has made a donation to the Robb School Memorial Fund to aid families affected by the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Ind., today introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022, legislation that would extend to health care workers federal protections against workplace violence, similar to those afforded to aircraft and airport…
Congress should enact the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, which provides health care workplace protections against violence similar to those that exist for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.
Hospitals and health systems today participated in AHA’s sixth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Friday.
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…