Healthcare workers are significantly more likely than employees in other professions to experience violence on the job, prompting renewed efforts across California to strengthen protections for hospital staff.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare workers are five times more likely than other workers to experience workplace violence.
“When you’re in a hospital, when you’re managing a patient, there’s proximity,” said Marguerite Paradis, chief nursing officer at Sharp Grossmont Hospital…