Patients Come First Podcast - Ed Markowski

Patients Come First Podcast - Ed Markowski

From Patients Come First by Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

May 16, 2026 · 21 min

About this episode

Ed Markowski discusses behavioral health threat assessment and management to ensure safety in healthcare settings.

This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Ed Markowski, Director of Threat Assessment at the University of Virginia, who joins us for a conversation about his work, the application of behavioral health threat assessment and management concepts to keep staff and patients safe, a FBI and AHA report on that topic, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact us on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

People in this episode

Host: Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association

Guest: Ed Markowski

Topics covered

  • behavioral health
  • threat assessment
  • patient safety
  • staff safety
  • healthcare management

Keywords

  • threat assessment
  • patient safety
  • behavioral health
  • healthcare
  • Ed Markowski

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Virginia, FBI, AHA

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