UCI Health x Gracie Medical Defense (GMD)
- Posted by dovu on Mar 04, 2025
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We had a chance to pilot Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) at UCI Health in California. Prior to GMD only 26% of clinicians surveyed felt that their training adequately prepared staff members to deal with realistic threats from physically aggressive patients. Whereas after only 4 hours of training, 100% of clinicians surveyed felt that Gracie Medical Defense adequately prepared staff for these very same threats.
Healthcare accounts for 73% of all workplace violence incidents, and workers in this field are five times more likely to be attacked than those in any other profession. Unfortunately, the violence continues to rise each year.
Current workplace violence prevention programs are outdated and ineffective, leading to serious injuries for both patients and staff, and contributing to a growing number of healthcare professionals leaving the field.
Gracie Medical Defense (GMD) aims to transform healthcare by offering comprehensive safety solutions that actually work. GMD focuses on verba