Why Workforce Safety and Well-Being is So Important
Our vision is that all people always experience safe, high-quality health care.
Frontline care professionals form the backbone of our healthcare system. We rely on their expertise, dedication, and compassion to protect and ensure the health and well-being of our communities. Unfortunately, our healthcare workforce faces unprecedented challenges: incidence of violence in the workplace, accelerated rates of burnout, and exposure to dangerous hazards.
63%
increase in the rate of injuries from violent attacks against medical professionals from 2011 to 2018¹
46%
of health workers reported often feeling burned out in 2022, up from 32% in 2018²
44%
of health workers intended to look for a new job in 2022, up from 33% in 2018²
385000
sharps-related injuries occur annually among health care workers in hospitals²
221400
work-related injuries and illnesses were recorded by U.S. hospitals in 2019, a rate of 5.5 work-related injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time employees³
¹U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
²CDC
³OSHA
²CDC
³OSHA
