Almost half of healthcare workers consider leaving their jobs due to workplace safety concerns, new study from Verkada and The Harris Poll finds
Thursday, July 31, 2025
More than 80% want their employers to increase security measures amid increased violence and harassment on the job
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly two in five healthcare workers in the U.S. say they have considered leaving their positions due to safety concerns, with almost half (45%) likely to leave their job in the next 12 months, according to new research conducted by Verkada in partnership with The Harris Poll.
Against the backdrop of an already challenging environment that has pushed 138,000 nurses out of the workforce since 2022, Verkada's Healthcare Worker Safety Report reveals that inadequate safety puts the workforce at even greater risk.
Nurses reported higher departure intentions (50%) compared to physicians (39%). Over half of respondents (52%) also believe that safety concerns are actively deterring people from entering the profession.
Other key findings include:
-- Violence and harassment on the job is a daily reality: Nearly 3 million
healthcare professionals begin each shift anticipating conflict, as one
in five (21%) healthcare workers report they worry about verbal
harassment from patients most or every time they go to work. Those fears
are validated by the data: 79% of healthcare workers have experienced or
witnessed aggressive behavior from patients.
-- This burden isn't always evenly distributed: Women consistently report
higher violence exposure of all types, and nurses are more than twice as
likely to be physically assaulted on the job compared to physicians (60%
vs. 29%). Age also plays a significant role: Gen Z workers report
physical assault rates three times higher than Boomers (60% vs. 19%).
-- Employers lag on basic security measures: Despite these persistent
threats, 41% of healthcare workers say their workplace has minimal
security and 77% say that their company hasn't changed the level of
security measures in the last 12 months. Even security measures as
simple as visitor ID checks are only required at 40% of hospitals, the
data shows.
-- Healthcare workers believe better security would help: More than four in
five (82%) healthcare workers want their employers to increase security
measures. When asked about specific measures that would give them peace
of mind, on-site security guards (63%), weapon detection technology
(49%), and panic buttons (48%) topped the list.
"Healthcare workers dedicate their lives to caring for others, yet our research reveals that we're not doing enough to protect them," said Alana O'Grady, Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs at Verkada. "While the data shows the clear and urgent need for healthcare organizations to invest in security infrastructure, this is ultimately not just a safety issue. This is driving lasting impact in the industry, with workplace violence driving upwards of $18 billion in costs for the healthcare system annually and threatening to drive an even greater cost if labor shortages worsen."
Learn more and access the full report here.
About Verkada's Healthcare Worker Safety Report
The research was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Verkada among 1,027 U.S. healthcare workers between April 21-May 7, 2025. These are U.S. adults who work full or part-time in the healthcare industry and frequently interact with patients and/or patient families. The study has a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
About Verkada
Designed with simplicity in mind, Verkada's six product lines -- video security cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, workplace, and intercoms -- provide unparalleled building security through an integrated, cloud-based software platform. Over 32,000 organizations across 93 countries worldwide, including 91 of the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. For more information, please visit www.verkada.com.
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