Laura Tsutsui

I am a producer for Confluence, WESA-FM's morning news show in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously, I was a reporter at Valley Public Radio in Clovis, Calif. I grew up in the Central Valley and graduated from California State University, Fresno in the spring of 2017, where I studied journalism with a focus in multimedia. I covered a variety of issues and stories with Valley Public Radio, including video visitation technology in jails, an upgrade from the city in wireless connection, and locally endangered species. While my stories have not been directly connected to health, I hope to cover more health and quality of life stories in the future. I was a 2018 Center for Health Journalism California Fellow.

Articles

Saint Agnes' Emergency Services Director, Joyce Eden, has an office that she calls her "wild kingdom." However, she carves out t

Community & Public Health

Healthcare Systems & Policy

How one emergency department director works to reduce risks of violence

At Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, all of the hospital’s employees get violence prevention and awareness training, but those who work in the emergency department get more.

Environmental Health

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Community Safety

Patient Safety and Ethics

Michelle Oxford, CEO at Bakersfield Heart Hospital, shows where a gunman shot into the facility back in December of last year.

Community & Public Health

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Hospitals Comply With Violence Prevention Rules, But Rules Only Go So Far

This story was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Fellowship.

Community Safety

Patient Safety and Ethics

Ray Purcell used to work in private practice and hospitals, but today he's the director of Student Health at Bakersfield College

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

To Change A Culture, Health Care Educators Say Best Practices Start With Students

In the latest installment of KVPR's series Part Of The Job, a look at how health care educators have been trying to change that culture of harassment and violence before their students reach the workforce.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Community Safety

Patient Safety and Ethics

Community & Public Health

For Health Care Employees, Workplace Violence Is More Common Than You Might Think

Although hospitals in the Valley have preventive measures in place, some are finding that it’s not until an incident happens that a facility knows what more to improve.

Community Safety

Why is violence a part of the job in health care?

Violent incidents were four times more common in health care workplaces compared to private industry overall, according to one report. What can be done to stem this violence?

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Laura Tsutsui

Articles

How one emergency department director works to reduce risks of violence

Hospitals Comply With Violence Prevention Rules, But Rules Only Go So Far

To Change A Culture, Health Care Educators Say Best Practices Start With Students

For Health Care Employees, Workplace Violence Is More Common Than You Might Think

Why is violence a part of the job in health care?