Tag: hospital safety

TV Show ‘The Pitt’ Highlights Real-Life Rise of Workplace Violence in Healthcare

By Andrea Greco, CENTEGIX May 11, 2026 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: May 11, 2026

As the latest season of “The Pitt” wrapped, viewers watched a familiar pattern unfold: healthcare workers navigating not only high-stakes care, but sudden, escalating workplace violence. Nurse Emma Nolan is first grabbed during a tense interaction, then later attacked in a confined patient room with no ability to call for help. In a separate incident, […]

2026 Healthcare Safety Predictions: Empowering Staff and Strengthening Workforces

By Andrea Greco, CENTEGIX Jan 16, 2026 Safety

Updated: Jan 16, 2026

As we enter 2026, it’s never been more important to empower and protect the healthcare workforce. Healthcare organizations continue to face persistent staffing shortages and high turnover while combating increasing levels of violence. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that healthcare and social service workers are five times more likely to suffer a workplace violence injury […]