Healthcare Has the Highest Injury Rate of Any Industry. It Doesn't Have To.
308,000 workplace injuries annually - more than construction and manufacturing combined. SoterAI helps you prevent patient handling injuries, document workplace violence, and protect your staff.
Used by hospitals, health systems, and long-term care facilities
308K
Workplace injuries per year (highest of any industry)
3.6
Injuries per 100 FTE
$50K+
Avg. cost per patient handling injury
70%
Of injuries are preventable
The Challenge
Why Healthcare Worker Safety Is So Challenging
Patient Handling Injuries Are Epidemic
Nurses, CNAs, and patient care staff suffer back injuries, shoulder strains, and MSDs from lifting, transferring, and repositioning patients. These account for 50%+ of all healthcare worker injuries.
Real Impact
The average patient handling injury costs $50,000+ in workers' compensation, plus lost productivity, replacement staff, and decreased quality of care.
Workplace Violence Is Underreported
Healthcare workers face 5x higher rates of workplace violence than other industries, but incidents often go unreported due to stigma, time constraints, or belief that it's part of the job.
Real Impact
Unreported violence means you can't identify patterns, implement controls, or protect staff from repeat offenders.
Infection Control Meets Safety Compliance
Juggling OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards, CDC infection control guidelines, Joint Commission requirements, and state health department regulations while managing daily patient care.
Real Impact
Needlestick injuries cost $3,000-$7,000 each to manage (testing, prophylaxis, follow-up), plus emotional trauma to affected staff.
Staff Are Too Busy to Fill Out Forms
Nurses and care staff are overwhelmed with patient care documentation. Adding safety incident reports and hazard observations to their workload means things don't get reported.
Real Impact
Incomplete incident data means you can't identify trends, defend against claims, or prove you're addressing hazards.
Multi-Facility Complexity
Managing safety across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities. Each has different patient populations, different hazards, and different levels of safety culture.
Real Impact
Inconsistent safety programs mean you can't share best practices or identify system-wide issues.
Staffing Shortages Increase Risk
Chronic understaffing means workers are fatigued, taking shortcuts, and skipping safety steps. Burned-out staff are 2-3x more likely to be injured on the job.
Real Impact
Each injury further strains your already thin staff, creating a vicious cycle of overtime, fatigue, and more injuries.
Built for Healthcare
AI-Powered Safety Management for Healthcare Environments
Incident Reporting
Challenge
Nurses won't spend 20 minutes filling out incident reports during their shift. Reports get delayed, details are forgotten, incidents go unreported.
SoterAI Solution
Snap a photo, speak what happened. AI generates a complete report with incident type, location, people involved, injuries, witnesses, and corrective actions. Total time: 90 seconds.
20 min to 2 min
Report time
Near 100%
Completion rate
Risk management
Real-time visibility
Compliance
Healthcare-Specific Regulations and Workflows
SoterAI automatically references healthcare-specific OSHA, CDC, and Joint Commission standards in every report.
Regulations Covered
OSHA 1910
General Industry Standards
1910.1030
Bloodborne Pathogens
1910.1200
Hazard Communication
CDC Guidelines
Infection Control
Joint Commission
Accreditation Standards
1910.22
Walking-Working Surfaces
OSHA WPV
Workplace Violence Prevention
1910.134
Respiratory Protection
Pre-Built Workflows
Comparison
SoterAI vs. Traditional Healthcare Safety
Incident reporting
Violence tracking
Patient handling assessments
Safety rounds
Multi-facility visibility
Staff adoption
ROI
The Business Case for Healthcare Safety
ROI scenario for a 500-bed hospital
Current Annual Costs
Patient handling injuries (20/yr x $50K)
$1,000,000
Workplace violence incidents (50/yr x $10K)
$500,000
Safety admin time (30 hrs/wk x $60/hr)
$93,600
Total Annual Costs
~$1,593,600
Annual Savings with SoterAI
Reduce patient handling injuries by 30%
$300,000
Reduce workplace violence by 20%
$100,000
Cut admin time by 50%
$46,800
Total Annual Savings
$446,800
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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