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Healthcare Duress Alert

5 Healthcare Duress Alert Trends from 2025

New healthcare duress alert data from CENTEGIX shows when and where workplace violence incidents are impacting hospital staff.

Insights January 27
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More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are on strike, saying staffing shortages are hurting patients and burning out staff. healthcare strike, nurses and healthcare workers, UNAC/UHCP, United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals

Kaiser Permanente Workers Go On Strike, Demand Better Staffing Levels and Fair Wages

More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are on strike, saying staffing shortages are hurting patients and burning out…

News January 27
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Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI can prevent and de-escalate workplace violence. healthcare setting, de-escalation, violence prevention, hospital security

Strategies for De-escalating Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings

Empathy-driven strategies, scenario-based training, and advanced technologies like AI monitoring can prevent and de-escalate workplace violence.

Insights January 26
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Integrating wearable panic buttons with AI and predictive analytics is revolutionizing workplace safety by enabling real-time alerts, proactive threat identification, and enhanced staff well-being. wearable duress buttons, workplace safety, workplace violence, hospital security, Alyssa's Law, real time location tracking, RTLS, Paul Sarnese

How Wearable Panic Buttons Will Improve Hospital Workplace Safety in 2026

Integrating wearable panic buttons with AI and predictive analytics is revolutionizing workplace safety by enabling real-time alerts, proactive…

Insights January 15
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Top Hospital Campus Safety Stories from 2025: Measles and Assaults on Nurses, Security Officers

Here are the most-read hospital Campus Safety stories from this year.

Insights December 30
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Following a recent Ohio nurse assault at the OSU Wexner Medical Center, nurses' unions have criticized the hospital's response. Ohio State University Nurses Association, Ohio Nurses Association, Asiakare Minor

Ohio Postpartum Nurse Assaulted at OSU Wexner Medical Center: Union Demands Action

Following a recent Ohio nurse assault at the OSU Wexner Medical Center, nurses' unions have criticized the hospital's…

News November 14
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By implementing appropriate security measures, threat assessment protocols, and compliance-driven policies, healthcare organizations can promote safer environments that lead to greater patient satisfaction, reduce medical errors, and improve staff retention. OSHA, Joint Commission

How Proactive Security Management Improves Clinical Outcomes

By implementing appropriate security measures, threat assessment protocols, and compliance-driven policies, healthcare organizations can promote safer environments that…

Insights November 14
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VA medical centers face a 50% surge in staffing shortages, with critical gaps in medical, nursing, mental health and police roles. Veterans Health Administration

VA Medical Centers Face Staffing Crisis as Shortages Surge 50%

VA medical centers face a 50% surge in staffing shortages, with critical gaps in medical, nursing, mental health…

News August 14
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Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

With many hospitals experiencing a labor shortage, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall…

News August 8