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Rural Health Fractured: Addressing the Rise of Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Mar 19, 2026
46:10

Episode Description

Rural Health Today is excited to welcome to the show Amy Brown, chief nursing officer at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association.

In this episode we’ll cover workplace violence in healthcare settings and the impact it has on care teams. Amy will share her perspective on how rural health has been fractured by violent actions against the healthcare staff who are the heart of our hospitals. We’ll talk about burnout as a result of workplace violence, resources hospitals can employ, and what it all has to do with rural health.

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