Northside Hospital Behavioral Health Services earned a statewide award for patient safety for a program aimed at reducing workplace violence.
First place: The hospital won for its project “Countering Workplace Violence: The Implementation of Behavioral Health Emergency Response Team.”
- Northside Behavioral Health won a first-place Patient Safety and Quality Award in the Specialty Hospitals category at the Georgia Hospital Association Patient Safety and Quality Summit in January.
Zoom out: Northside Behavioral Health created the program to protect its staff and reduce workplace violence.
What they’re saying: “Our GHA-member hospitals play an essential role in enhancing the health and well-being of Georgians, and we are proud to recognize Northside Behavioral Health Services with this award for their efforts to improve patient safety and reduce workplace violence in their organization,” GHA President and CEO Caylee Noggle said. “We applaud their dedicated team for making health care workers feel safe and protected and for shaping a healthier Georgia.”
Learn more about Northside Hospital Behavioral Health Services.
PIctured from left: Georgia Hospital Association Chair Mary Chatman, Ph.D., R.N.; representatives of Atrium Health Floyd and Wellstar Windy Hill; Nikeisha Whatley-León, LPC, system director of Behavioral Health Services at Northside Hospital; and Caylee Noggle, president and CEO of the GHA.
