Amid a COVID-19 surge fueled by the delta variant, U.S. hospitals are increasingly requiring vaccination for employees — and taking an array of approaches to offering them.
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The number of cities and states requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees is growing amid the latest COVID-19 wave.
Kindred Hospital Northwest Indiana, a 70-bed long-term acute care hospital in Hammond, is shuttering.
Three out of 4 Florida hospitals, or 75.6 percent, expect a critical staffing shortage in the next seven days, according to survey results released Aug. 17 by the Florida Hospital Association.
Georgia will spend $125 million to send an additional 1,500 temporary workers to hospitals dealing with staffing shortages during the latest COVID-19 wave, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Aug. 16.
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In 4 1/2 months, the number of U.S. hospitals mandating COVID-19 vaccination for their workforce has gone from zero to 1,850.
Oregon and Tennessee are deploying National Guard members to support front-line hospital workers battling a COVID-19 surge fueled by the delta variant.
U.S. companies, including those in software development, marketing, education and sales sectors, are increasingly including vaccination requirements in job postings, according to Indeed.
Sixty-two former Houston Methodist employees are alleging wrongful termination after they were fired for not complying with the organization's requirement for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to ABC 13.
Louisiana public health and education officials are opening a child care assistance program for critical hospital workers in response to staffing shortages during the COVID-19 surge, the officials said Aug. 16.