SOUTHFIELD – Studies show more than 50 nurses in hospitals face violence from their patients each day. To address this issue, Lawrence Technological University has just created the Healthcare Violence Reduction Center. LTU has partnered with University of Michigan Health-Sparrow and University of Michigan Health-West to support the center’s growth in creating measures to reduce and mitigate workplace violence incidents.
The groundbreaking initiative aims to promote research and develop and implement solutions based on real-world experiences that can be replicable across Michigan hospitals. This diverse group of experts will provide insights into the daily challenges faced by health care workers.
“This partnership will create opportunities for the HVRC and the partners to collaboratively pilot innovative solutions, share data and insights throughout the research process, and gain real-time feedback from those directly impacted by health care workplace violence. This enables continuous improvement of strategies and ensures that solutions are practical, effective, and grounded in the real-world experiences of health care professionals,” Stacey Frankovich, director of the center, said in a video interview on MITech TV.
UM Health-West & UM Health Sparrow U-M Health will participate in board meetings to steer the research and will serve as primary sites for testing innovative solutions and interventions aimed at enhancing employee safety and reducing workplace violence.
“Workplace violence is a major challenge in health care and by collaborating with experts across various fields, we have the opportunity to implement evidence-based interventions,” said Shawn Bolen, clinical coordinator at UM Health-West. “This partnership allows us to share real-world insights and work towards creating safer environments for our staff, which is essential to the wellbeing of patients.”
Added Frankovich: “Our collective goal is to reduce healthcare-related workplace violence by combining expertise and resources. Through shadowing, information sharing, and first-hand insights into the challenges faced by workers, the parties aim to develop impactful, evidence-based solutions that directly address the most pressing issues in healthcare settings.”
You can email Stacey at [email protected] to get more information.
