More than double the number of U.S. health workers reported a higher number of threats, bullying, verbal abuse and other harassment from patients and co-workers in 2022 than in 2018, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.
“Health workers dedicate themselves to caring for us, our families and our communities, and they are pouring from an empty cup,” said L. Casey Chosewood, MD, MPH, the director of CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) office