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Children’s hospitals report rise in attacks on workers

Over a two-month period, Arkansas Children’s President and CEO Marcy Doderer said 18 employees reported being injured and five required medical attention.

ARKANSAS, USA — In addition to facing staffing shortages, higher labor costs and low reimbursement rates, Arkansas Children’s faces a new threat: a rise in workplace violence.

In December and January, Arkansas Children’s experienced nine events “that we would label as patient behavioral events, meaning aggressive, violent-type patients,” Arkansas Children’s President and CEO Marcy Doderer told a group gathered for the 2024 Children’s Forum: Influences on Children’s Health. The event was held Feb. 22 at the Central Arkansas Library System’s Ron Robinson Theater.

She said that 18 employees reported being injured and five required medical attention during the two-month period.

To read more on the rise in workplace violence at children's hospitals, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full article here. 

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