Healthcare workers growing increasingly concerned about personal safety

About 69 percent of healthcare workers are concerned about aggressive and erratic behavior from patients and visitors, according to the 2023 “Workplace Safety” survey from Verkada, which surveyed 1,000 frontline workers across banking, retail, hospitality and healthcare. 

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Nearly 2 out of 3 healthcare workers (59 percent) regularly worry about being assaulted in the workplace, according to the results published June 21. 

More than 30 percent of Gen Z workers have turned down a job opportunity or switched jobs because they felt vulnerable or unsafe in the workplace, according to the survey. 

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