Workplace Violence Prevention
Maryland’s hospitals are committed to preventing workplace violence, promoting a culture of safety, and maintaining a safe healing environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Addressing and Preventing Maryland Workplace Violence
Hospitals are actively addressing workplace violence. MHA, in partnership with the Maryland Patient Safety Center and with support from the State of Maryland, is working together to create safer environments where healthcare workers feel supported and empowered to provide the highest quality care.
The resources on this page include contributions from federal and state agencies, hospitals, and health care regulatory bodies.
Hospitals, health systems, and organizations are encouraged to email us to submit their own resources to MHA.
Digital Toolkit for Hospitals and Healthcare
If you’re a health care worker looking to promote respect, patience, and positive interactions in your workplace, download the Care Flow Both Ways free toolkit. It contains printable resources designed to be placed in hospitals and health systems to encourage thoughtful engagement.
Digital Toolkit for Hospitals and Healthcare
If you’re a health care worker looking to promote respect, patience, and positive interactions in your workplace, download the Care Flow Both Ways free toolkit. It contains printable resources designed to be placed in hospitals and health systems to encourage thoughtful engagement.
- American Hospital Association: Includes links to toolkits, checklists, risk assessment tool, and webinars
- American Hospital Association: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce – Workplace Violence Prevention, 2022
- American Hospital Association & International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety: Creating Safer Workplaces A guide to mitigating violence in health care settings, 2021
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Emergency Nurses Association: Mitigating Violence in the Workplace Toolkit
- Oregon Association of Hospital and Health Systems: Preventing Workplace Violence in Hospitals Presentation
- Oregon Association of Hospital and Health Systems: Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit
