With Hospital Workplace Violence Ever-Increasing, Senator Urges Health Officials To Address ‘Critically Important’ Issue

"We have enough challenges finding healthcare providers that will come and stay as it is," said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), who said he talked to HHS Secretary Alex Azar about the issue. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence are four times more common in health care than in private industry.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2KkGOxj