Image MAWATA KAMARA WORKS AS A NURSE AT SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE VISITORS HAVE TWICE MADE GUN THREATS AGAINST STAFFERS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN./SHELBY KNOWLES/KHN ‘Are You Going To Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm On Rising Violence Eighteen months since the pandemic began, health care workers say they are experiencing an alarming rise in violence in their workplaces. Oct 12, 2021 Subscribe to gun