Since the start of the pandemic, attacks against health care workers have increased significantly at hospitals and doctors' offices across the country.

Now, Congress is considering legislation that would offer health care workers the same protections against assaults and intimidation, as airline crews.

Health care workers are experiencing assaults both verbal and physical, it's a problem that's been around for years but since the pandemic, there's been a rise.

“They knew when they went into health care, they would be caring for people at their most vulnerable," the Enterprise Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive for Atrium Health, Dr. Scott Rissmiller said.

But health care officials say people at their most vulnerable, should not resort to violence.

“It is zero tolerance, it’s unacceptable," Dr. Rissmiller said.

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