State L&I investigating violence against nurses at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

FILE - Image showing a window at Virginia Mason hospital in Seattle where more than 600 nurses picketed outside demanding protections against workplace violence, higher paying, and better staffing.

"On Oct. 21, 2023, a nurse witnessed a patient care technician in the violent chokehold of a patient. The nurse hit the ‘panic button’ and approached the scene. It took the nurse and two other staff members to free the PCT from the chokehold and the nurse was thrown against the wall in their effort to free the patient. The patient was eventually contained by the staff members, none of whom were security personnel.

They go on to say that workplace violence in healthcare is underreported and believe there are many more cases.

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