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The role of hospitals in preventing gun violence

February 26, 2016

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The rising violence in the United States not only has an effect on the physical and mental health in the local community, it also drains hospital resources. Becker’s Hospital Review asked three health experts from Chicago what role, if any, the healthcare industry should play in reducing gun violence.

The problem should be considered a public health issue, one that comes at a great cost to hospitals. Shannon Cosgrove, director of health innovation for Cure Violence, an organization that applies disease prevention models to violence, told Becker’s that it can cost $1 million to treat the most critical gunshot patients.

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