One healthcare worker told Eyewitness News that he has been in positions in an emergency room where he's done 'more football tackles than handshakes.'
They were saluted at the start of the pandemic, but state data is showing attacks on healthcare workers have increased. What's more, Houston-area hospitals aren't exactly upfront about how many times employees have been targeted, but one nurse claims it's a "daily occurrence."Throughout his 27 years working as a nurse in the Houston area, Earvin Baker said he had seen it all, including violence against himself and his colleagues.
In June 2022, four people were killed, including a doctor, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The suspect, who was believed to be targeting an orthopedic surgeon, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "That's probably a daily occurrence," Hadji Sarr, the assistant director of public safety at Houston Methodist, said.
ABC13 attempted to find out how many assaults have happened at hospitals in the Houston area. Most of them are privately owned and do not have to provide the data. They opted not to. "If they tell you there are 1,000 cases, I can assure you that's well underreported because most of us never officially report it," Baker, who spoke about reporting generally, said.
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