Hospital leaders urge Congress to pass SAVE Act
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúmember Kate FitzPatrick, DNP, RN, this week on a panel urging Congress to protect health care workers from violence. The executive vice president and CNE at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia spoke during a Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú. She described how the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (/) would protect health care workers from violence, alleviate workforce challenges and sustain quality patient care. Last week, the AHA and other hospital organizations sent a to the bill sponsors highlighting the need for the SAVE Act. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúalso supports the bill. (AHA , 1/30/24)