Cost of Community Violence to Hospitals and Health Systems

American Hospital Association. 07/26/2017 This 19-page report presents the findings of a study of the financial impact to hospitals and health systems of dealing with all types of violence within their facilities and communities, to better illustrate the enormity of violence as a public health problem. It examines costs from the viewpoint of hospitals and health systems, identifying the expenditures and resource needs involved in responding to violence within their communities and workplaces. Chapters cover Prevention and Preparedness for Public and In-Facility Violence. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news