Gun violence is not only impacting victims and their families – it’s having an effect on Alabama’s healthcare system.
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“We are clearly seeing an upward trend in the number of people who come in with gun violence associated injuries,” said Dr. Williamson. “It has a very substantial affect through almost every segment of our hospital system.” “Some of those individuals will be able to pay some portion of their bill maybe some will pay all of their bill, but a substantial portion of that’s going to be uncompensated care,” he added.
“We’ve had situations where shots are exchanged in our parking lots,” Williamson said. “None of us should expect to be the subject of violent encounters in the workplace and if you’ve got a nurse who’s working the ED and he or she is having to deal with victims of gun violence with the fear that they may be subject to more violence from somebody coming in to continue that ongoing violent interaction that creates stress and people will look for safer environments in which to work.
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