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Marcy Jack, JD, BSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, Vice President and Chief Quality & Safety Officer at Beebe Healthcare, was awarded the Delaware Healthcare Association's “AHA Grass Roots Champion Award” at the Delaware Healthcare Forum, which was recently held virtually. Jack won this national award because of the work she has done to help stop violence against healthcare workers. She and several other Beebe team members focused on keeping employees and visitors safe from the patient or visitor who sometimes commits an assault in facilities or on health campuses. “Marcy’s commitment to safety makes our healthcare system a better place not only for patients and visitors but also the colleagues she works with side-by-side each day,” said Rick Schaffner, RN, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Beebe Healthcare. “Marcy’s work makes an impact on all levels of the healthcare system, and we are so glad to see her dedication recognized at the Delaware Healthcare Forum.” Jack and her team were concerned that Delaware law has enhanced penalties against perpetrators who assault physicians and nurses, but the penalties were not in place when the same assault is made upon other hospital employees. Other healthcare workers, such as nursing assistants, public safety officers, and those who sit with or transport patients are just as likely, if not more so, to be the victims of assault in a hospital than a nurse or physician. The uneven charging has sometimes acted as an impediment for some victims to pursue charges knowing their assault was not as highly valued in terms of penalty as the same assault made on a physician or nurse. Jack approached the legislative committee and presented the issue as well as a draft bill to equalize penalties when any employee is assaulted in a hospital or other healthcare setting. The Delaware Healthcare Association's Board agreed to place this on their 2020 advocacy agenda. Bi-partisan sponsorship was rounded up in both the Delaware House and Senate and Jack made numerous trips to the state capital to both advocate for the legislation as well as testify in the committee and on the floor of the House. Her passion, tireless advocacy, and persistence has been instrumental in the advancement of this legislation (HB 144). The Bill passed the Delaware House unanimously. It was released from the Senate Judiciary Committee, but the COVID-19 pandemic left it on the sidelines as the Delaware General Assembly canceled session. Beebe Healthcare is a not-for-profit community healthcare system with a charitable mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health for the people who live in, work in, and visit the communities we serve. Beebe Healthcare has three campuses: the Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus, which houses the medical center; the Rehoboth Health Campus; and the South Coastal Health Campus. Beebe Healthcare offers primary care as well as specialized services in the areas of cardiovascular, oncology, orthopaedics, general surgery, robotic surgery and women’s health. Beebe also offers walk-in care, lab, imaging and physical rehabilitation services at several locations throughout Sussex County, in addition to a home health program and a comprehensive community health program. For more information about Beebe Healthcare, visit beebehealthcare.org.