Sanford Health making effort to cut down on assaults between workers, patients

(Fargo, ND) -- Sanford Healthcare is making an effort to cut down on assaults between workers and patients.

The new program is intended to de-escalate issues before nurses and staffers get hurt.

Sanford says their Fargo campuses experienced 750 cases of verbal and physical altercations between workers, patients, and families in 2021.

Officials say many of the incidents happen in cardiac care and intensive care.