Kentucky hospitals push awareness after rise in violence against health care workers Oct 6, 2025 Oct 6, 2025 Updated Oct 7, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Health care workers face six times more workplace violence than other industries. A new Kentucky law makes assaulting them a felony to help keep hospitals safe. Tags Louisville-news Wdrb-news Wdrb News Wdrb News Louisville News Kentucky News Indiana News Top News Breaking News Latest Headlines As featured on 1:01 Kentucky Hospital Association launches new campaign against workplace violence Health care workers are six times more likely to experience workplace violence than any other industry. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forecast Radar Weather Matthew Wine's Thursday afternoon forecast Poll Poll Most Popular Articles Videos ArticlesLouisville man paralyzed in shooting trapped in apartment for 5 days after elevator breaksAkebono Brake plant in Elizabethtown to close, leaving 450 people without jobsKentucky AG calls on Beshear to authorize execution of man on death row for 30 yearsSTINK BUGS: I'm Curious, Have You Noticed A Lot Of Stink Bugs Lately?15-year-old boy charged with murder after man killed in Louisville’s Russell neighborhoodFormer VOA executive accused of diverting funds faces federal wire fraud chargesLouisville-based coffee shop expanding to the HighlandsLouisville Metro Council resolution seeks exception to Kentucky gun law for Louisville700,000 expected in New Albany for Harvest Homecoming with new security measuresLouisville law firm merging with New Jersey firm to expand nationwide Videos
1:01 Kentucky Hospital Association launches new campaign against workplace violence Health care workers are six times more likely to experience workplace violence than any other industry.