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.
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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.
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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.
The U.S. Labor Department extended how long healthcare employers have to respond to new COVID-19 workplace safety rules, but not when employers need to implement the changes.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center and nurses ratified a three-year agreement July 8.
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health will require its 117,000 employees across 22 states to get the COVID-19 vaccine.