Blog Posts By

Andrea Greco

Andrea Greco

Senior Vice President of Healthcare Safety

Experienced leader in healthcare with decades partnering with customers to develop and deliver HaaS and SaaS solutions that focus on employee, patient, and family satisfaction and engagement, and that empower and protect healthcare organizations every day.

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In the Last Thirty Days

Emergency room physicians and nurses are leaving and attributing their exits to workplace violence. Research shows focusing on safety in healthcare can help.

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The Impact of Safety on Healthcare Workers’ Mental Health

Healthcare employers can help prevent violence in healthcare and invest in employee mental health using CENTEGIX safety solutions.

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How Investing in Safety Can Improve Staffing in Healthcare

Healthcare organizations facing staffing challenges can emphasize safety to improve employee satisfaction.

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How SB 240 Will Impact Texas Healthcare Facilities

CENTEGIX CrisisAlert helps healthcare facilities reduce violence in healthcare and achieve compliance with Texas SB 240.

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Exploring Workplace Violence in Healthcare: One-on-One with Healthcare Leader Jennifer Schmitz

In June 2024, we sat down with Jennifer Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, FNP-C, NE-BC to discuss workplace violence in healthcare.

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Creating a Culture of Safety in Behavioral Health Units

CENTEGIX Safety Platform helps behavioral healthcare units create a culture of safety.

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Balancing Employee Privacy and Safety Concerns While Reducing Violence in Healthcare

Amid rising rates of violence in healthcare, employers should emphasize security and safety for employees.

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Healthcare Leaders: Mitigate Workplace Violence with Automated Reporting

Implementing automated reporting in your hospital safety plan can reduce underreporting of safety incidents while fostering a culture of safety.

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Does Your Healthcare Organization Have a Safety Plan for Weather Emergencies?

In 2024, healthcare organizations face a lot of hurdles. One threat to hospital safety is weather events.

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Distinguishing Your Organization as a Top Workplace Through Safety

Address worker shortages, burnout, and workplace violence in nursing with the right emergency preparedness technology.

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Leveraging CENTEGIX Technology to Transform Workplace Safety in Healthcare

In a recent CENTEGIX webinar, four healthcare leaders explored the critical challenges of workplace violence, including why traditional solutions often fall short and how CENTEGIX’s CrisisAlert™ is transforming workplace safety.

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Maximize Emergency Preparedness with a Layered Safety Plan

Bolster the impact of emergency management and preparedness at your healthcare organization with a layered safety plan.

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How Vail Health Transformed Safety and Patient Care with CrisisAlert

Safety in healthcare is a constant challenge—balancing staff safety and patient care. However, Vail Health found a solution: CrisisAlert™ wearable duress button.

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Safety Solutions Enhance BERT Efforts in Healthcare

CENTEGIX safety solutions enhance BERT efforts and improve safety in healthcare.

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Five Ways You Can Elevate Safety in Your Healthcare Facility in 2025

Healthcare leaders can make a major impact on hospital safety by investing in robust safety platforms that help protect staff.

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The ROI of Safety Programs That Reduce Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Reducing workplace violence in healthcare is an ethical matter. But it’s also a financial one. Here are ways to demonstrate safety program ROI.

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Empowering Every Role: How Collaboration Drives Safety in Healthcare

Fostering safety in healthcare is a shared commitment. Here are some of the key personnel that help reduce violence in hospitals and clinics.

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The Path to Patient Safety Begins with Healthcare Staff Protection

Learn how workplace violence prevention and staff safety improve patient safety outcomes in healthcare environments.

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The Healthcare Workers at Highest Risk of Experiencing Workplace Violence

Behavioral healthcare workers are at risk of workplace violence, but implementing nurse safety solutions protects them.

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Workplace Violence Prevention: Utilizing Effective Safety Solutions Across Healthcare Campuses

CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ transforms workplace violence prevention in healthcare through wearable tech, automated reporting, and data-driven training.

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The Tide is Changing on Violence in Healthcare

Recent violence in healthcare has brought the ongoing struggle for workplace violence prevention to the forefront of conversations for health systems.