Hospital Violence Prevention Toolkit
Hospital Violence Prevention Toolkit
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Resources for Member Hospitals
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
Resources
These resources include model codes of conduct, The Joint Commission standards and kits assembled by collaborators:
- AHA and the Medical University of South Carolina — Supporting Victims and Communities of Mass Violence Incidents
- AHA — Hospitals Against Violence, #HAVhope campaign resources
- AHA — Materials and guidance
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership — Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention (case study)
- OHA — United Code of Conduct
- The Joint Commission — standards
- AHA — Enhancing Safety and Security Measures in Health Care recording | slide deck
Hospital Violence Webinar Series
OHA presented a three-part webinar series on aspects of hospital violence:
Site Signage Example
- AHA — #HAVhope sign
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.
OHA Contact
Kelsey Brown
Senior Director, Clinical and Member Programs