Gun violence is a topic of heated conversation across the country, and the healthcare industry is no exception. A report from the Government Accountability Office documented that each year there are about 30,000 inpatient hospital stays and 50,000 emergency department visits—all because of firearms. In June, the shooting at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ended with five dead and a renewed focus on firearm safety in healthcare settings. And, numerous studies show that during the pandemic, there was an increase in verbal and physical violence against healthcare providers. Fierce Healthcare's Dave Muoio chats with Nigel Girgrah, M.D., the chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health, to talk about how that emotional toll impacts care in hospitals and what organizations should be doing to support their workforce’s mental health.

Also on the podcast is venture capitalist Deena Shakir talking to Fierce's Anastassia Gliadkovskaya through how investors are approaching the current market and what healthcare companies can be doing to attract their attention. All eyes are on the economy, today as the U.S. enters a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like other parts of the world, the country is teetering on the edge of a recession. Interest rates are up in an attempt to curb inflation. Stocks have plummeted, M&A transactions have slowed, and venture capital funding is also to be more restrained. 

To learn more about topics in this episode: 

• 5 dead after shooting at Tulsa's Saint Francis Hospital: 'This campus is sacred ground for our community'
• Surgeon general issues landmark report with new solutions to combat crippling worker burnout issue
• Lawmakers introduce bill criminalizing violence, threats against hospital employees
• Trauma surgeons detail the horror of mass shootings in the wake of Uvalde and call for reforms
• National Nurses United survey shows spikes in workplace violence, staffing issues remain
• Here's why some VC investors say an economic downturn can be good for digital health
• Market downturn dampens digital health funding, M&A in 2022. These sectors raked in the most cash
• Global digital health funding falls 36% with fewer megarounds, IPOs
• Digital health funding boom slows in Q1. Was 2021 the high watermark for investment?
• Healthcare M&A slowed in Q1, but investment in IT, telehealth is expected to remain hot

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