MSNBC Morning Joe October 6, 2021 10:36:00
Cal perry has more. >> we've seen a tripling of assaults on our workers. >> reporter: the stress of covid is bubbling over. multiple factors is contributed to the rise. overworked staff, strained resources to care for patients, covid rules over masks, and visitation limits. >> you've got to tell the family members, you need to wait outside. we need to get this patient stabilized. that's really hard for the families, and it makes them update. >> reporter: in massachusetts, panic buttons. patients beating and spitting on workers. assaults jumped from 40 to 123 between 2019 and 2020. >> we have t...