“Almost half of healthcare workers consider leaving their jobs due to workplace safety concerns, new study from Verkada and The Harris Poll finds”, 23 July 2025

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...
• 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.