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This week, a national coalition of epidemiology, infection prevention, infectious diseases, pharmacy, and legal experts from medical societies representing more than 30,000 healthcare professionals concluded that hospitals, health systems and places where healthcare is delivered should make COVID-19 vaccination a…

Intermountain Healthcare's move to close 25 of its retail pharmacies and transfer prescriptions and inventory to CVS pharmacies will affect 250 employees, according to KSL TV.

Hospitals should require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America and six other medical coalitions urged in a consensus statement released July 13.  

The University of Chicago Medicine will require its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a July 13 memo to students, faculty and staff.

Talent shortages have affected the mission of hospitals and health systems nationwide. From monthslong strikes to hefty sign-on bonuses, here are 10 numbers showing how workforce shortages affect hospitals:

Missouri hospitals battling a rise in COVID-19 cases are bringing in support to boost staffing, news station KY3 reported.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare is requiring leaders, physicians, providers and new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with plans to eventually extend the mandate to all its more than 23,000 workers.

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Health has fired five of its employees for not complying with the health system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate or obtaining an exemption, a spokesperson told Becker's July 12. 

Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health will require its more than 14,000 workforce members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of USC has expanded its employee wellness program, Care for the Caregiver, and appointed Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, as chief mental health and wellness officer.