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Hospital Violence Prevention Toolkit

Hospital Violence Prevention Toolkit

Advocacy & Policy

Hospital violence is an increasing concern throughout the country, necessitating timely, pertinent education and resources to address the issue effectively. Ohio hospitals recognize the need for collaboration with a united voice, indicating hospital violence will not be tolerated.

OHA in early 2023 focused our efforts on accessing and providing violence prevention resources to member hospitals. A three-tiered approach was developed and presented to diverse member stakeholder groups throughout the year, and the work will continue beyond this initial process.

The initial approach consisted of:

  • A public awareness campaign
  • Pursuit of a statewide code of conduct
  • Vigilant legislation engagement

U.S. News & World Report Media Panel – OHA’s Jim Guliano, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, FACHE participated in a national media panel virtual event on August 29, 2024, sponsored by U.S. News & World Report. The media panel event was titled, “Keeping Healthcare Workers Safe: Reducing the Risk of Workplace Violence.”

Resources

These resources include model codes of conduct, The Joint Commission standards and kits assembled by collaborators:

Hospital Violence Webinar Series

OHA presented a three-part webinar series on aspects of hospital violence:

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Additional Member Resources

OHA continues to collect educational tools for our member hospitals to use in developing their hospital violence program. Members can log in above to access these additional tools provided by member hospitals.

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OHA Contact

Kelsey Brown

Kelsey Brown

Senior Director, Clinical and Member Programs