Violence in Healthcare: A Call to Action for Hospitals and Workers

Описание: Hospitals have protocols for everything: patient care, emergency response, infection control. But are we doing enough now to protect healthcare workers who care for us? With rising workplace violence, critical staff shortages, and burnout reaching alarming levels are pushing too many healthcare workers to their breaking point.

A recent survey by National Nurses United found that 81.6% of nurses have experienced at least one type of workplace violence in the past year, with 45.5% reporting an increase. The Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than employees in any other industry, and 73% of all nonfatal workplace injuries due to violence occur in healthcare settings (Source).

The question isn’t if something needs to change—it’s how fast can we fix it?

In this episode of Innovation Obsessed, Robin Goldsmith (Global Lead for Connected Health and Innovation at Verizon Business, Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice) and Patrick Welsh (GM of the Americas at Oosto) discuss why violence against healthcare workers is increasing—and how technology is stepping in to fix it. They are joined by Shawn Fontenot, Oosto’s VP of Global Marketing, to explore the healthcare safety crisis and the potential for positive change.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and Overview
01:05 Healthcare's Breaking Point
07:03 A Crisis of Safety and Solutions
12:54 Technology as a Lifeline
18:45 Learning from Other Industries
25:23 Building a Safer Future in Healthcare
27:25 Final Thoughts and Conclusion