New law provides added protections for Kansas healthcare workers
Healthcare workers in Kansas soon will have further protections against violence they face in their jobs.
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Healthcare workers in Kansas soon will have further protections against violence they face in their jobs.
Chris Buesing was attacked while on the job for Stormont Vail. He's used that experience to spark change in his workplace, and in state law.
So far, there have been 292 assaults at the University of Kansas Health System for the 2023 fiscal year. Advocates are pushing to increase penalties for attacks against health-care workers, but legislation remains in limbo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Buesing was walking through the hallway of an orthopedic clinic at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas, where he worked when a man came up
Kansas lawmakers get busy considering a variety of bills. One would allow parents the ability to safely surrender an infant to a Safe Haven Baby Box... another bill would allow home-schooled children to compete in public high school athletic events. These and other headlines can be found here.