When Patients Become Abusers: The Hidden Cost of Healthcare Labor Striking hospital employees have drawn attention to economic grievances, but their protests also highlight a more insidious threat to their well being: patient violence.
This phenomenon is disturbingly common in hospitals across the country. According to data, hospital employees are seven times more likely to be injured at work due to violent acts than the general working population.
This statistic underscores the severity of the problem and warrants attention from anyone who has ever walked into a hospital without considering the people behind the scrubs and white coats.