In the U.S., two nurses are assaulted every hour. The Veritas Award is how a hospital proves — with evidence, not promises — that it is doing everything possible to keep them safe.
Nurses and caregivers expect more than policies, promises, and annual training. The Veritas Award recognizes the organizations that can show — through independent, evidence-based review — that workplace violence prevention is real, operational, and working. Not a statement of values. A verified record of them.
The Veritas Award exists for one reason: to give leaders a way to prove — not promise — that they are doing everything possible to keep their people safe.
For decades, being shoved, grabbed, or threatened was quietly written into what it meant to be a nurse. The assaults were under-reported and shrugged off as "part of the job." The data was always there — we stopped reading it.
Committees, annual trainings, badge readers, the occasional panic button — and still, two nurses are assaulted every hour. Programs live on paper but go unmeasured. No external standard separates real prevention from a binder on a shelf.
Patient safety changed when programs audited outcomes with real rigor — and published the truth. Veritas applies that discipline to the people giving the care: an independent audit of the data and the systems, against a defined standard. Not a banner — a verified record.
Every leader says their people matter. The Veritas Award is for the ones ready to prove it — to stand before their nurses, their board, and their community and say, with evidence in hand: we did everything we could.
Workplace violence affects employee trust, recruitment, retention, morale, and culture. The Award provides independent recognition that leadership has invested in protecting its workforce.
Violence incidents create substantial costs through injuries, workers' compensation claims, lost time, litigation, and insurance exposure. The Award validates that comprehensive measures are in place and functioning.
Organizations face rising expectations from accrediting bodies, state agencies, and federal regulators. The Award provides independent verification that best practices have been implemented and sustained.
No consultation required to begin. You confirm readiness, apply online, and our screening tells you exactly where you stand — then we verify it in person.
Work through an independent Workplace Violence Prevention Risk Assessment with your unit and department leaders. Open it →
A perfect score on the Risk Assessment is the bar to apply. If you're not at 100%, you're not ready yet — and that's useful to know.
Submit the Veritas application — your WPV data and prevention program, captured in one form. No meetings to start.
Your application is screened instantly against the Veritas standard and routed to our team with a clear result.
For a green result, we come on site to confirm the program is exactly what your application says it is — then award.
Your application meets the Veritas standard. We schedule an on-site verification to confirm your program holds up in practice, walk through next steps, and proceed toward accreditation.
The screening — or the on-site verification — found the program isn't fully where it needs to be. You receive an automated breakdown of the specific gaps, plus access to our independent WPV specialist network to close them, then reapply.
Earning the Veritas Award means a hospital has been independently audited and verified on site against a defined standard across six prevention domains.
Recognition scales from a single patient care department to an entire health system — each ring building on the last.
Recognition for individual patient care departments where direct patient care is delivered.
Recognition for an entire hospital facility where all eligible patient care departments have demonstrated readiness and successfully completed review.
Recognition for healthcare systems whose participating hospitals have demonstrated readiness and successfully completed review.
Workplace violence in healthcare is measured in federal data, not anecdotes — and the numbers describe an everyday reality for the people delivering care.
The Veritas Award recognizes the organizations refusing to accept these numbers as normal.
Veritas accreditation isn't a certificate in a drawer. It's a package built to do two things at once: make your nurses feel protected and proud, and give your leadership the hard evidence that protection pays. Your staff can't see an audit — they can see this.
A licensed digital Veritas seal for your employee intranet, careers page, email signatures, and unit displays. The proof lives where your staff already are — not on a lobby wall built for patients.
Employee-FacingAnnouncement assets, unit posters, digital-screen graphics, and shareable cards that tell every nurse in plain language: your safety has been independently verified. Built to be felt on the floor, not filed away.
Employee-FacingA verifiable Veritas accreditation record confirming your status and scope — citable in recruiting, community outreach, and press, and checkable by anyone who wants to confirm it's real.
PublicA formal dossier — certified risk-reduction summary, audit findings, benchmarking, and projected claim and cost-avoidance figures — formatted for presentation to insurers, your board, and finance.
Leadership-FacingDefensible, regulator-ready proof that your organization met an external workplace-violence-prevention standard — the record you want on file long before you ever need it.
Leadership-FacingA benchmarking dashboard and re-accreditation roadmap that keeps the program improving — not just certified once and forgotten. Progress you can show, year over year.
OngoingPrestige for your nurses. Proof for everyone else.
Organizations preparing for the Award may choose to work with independent workplace violence prevention specialists. Browse the network by state, region, or specialty area.
The Veritas Award does not provide consulting services. All specialists listed are independent professionals and are not employees or representatives of the Veritas Award. Listings shown are sample profiles for demonstration.
No. That's the point. You complete the Workplace Violence Prevention Risk Assessment, apply online, and your application is screened automatically. A meeting only happens after you've applied — to discuss your result and next steps.
No. The Workplace Violence Prevention Risk Assessment is an independent tool developed separately — Veritas does not own it or claim it. We point you to it because reaching a perfect score on it is a clear, objective way to confirm you're ready to apply.
The Veritas Award certifies that a program is fully in place — not mostly. A perfect score on the Risk Assessment is the honest bar for that, and it protects your team's time: you apply when you're genuinely ready, not before.
When you submit, your application is screened against the Veritas standard. There are two results. Green means you're cleared, and we schedule an on-site verification to confirm the program holds up in practice before awarding. Red means the screening — or the on-site visit — found the program isn't fully where it needs to be; you receive an automated breakdown of the gaps plus access to our independent WPV specialist network, then reapply.
Yes. Individual patient care departments, entire hospitals, and full health systems may all apply, depending on the scope you choose in your application.
It's completed by your unit and department leaders — nurse managers, educators, directors, and others responsible for prevention. Open it, select the department you're evaluating, work through each prevention domain with the leaders accountable for it, and record your answers honestly. Aim for 100% in each department before you apply. Open the Risk Assessment →
The Veritas Award is held for a three-year accreditation term. Organizations re-apply every three years to maintain it — keeping the program a living standard, not a one-time event.
Veritas means truth.
Show your nurses the truth about how hard you'll fight for them.
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Complete the independent Workplace Violence Prevention Risk Assessment first, then submit your application below. It's screened automatically the moment you submit — no consultation required to begin.
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Your application is now in automated screening. You'll receive a green or red result, along with the appropriate next steps.
The Award is earned, not granted. Eligibility is established through readiness — here's the path.
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