Workforce

The number of hospitals and health systems requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees has grown during the pandemic.

One thing has become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic: The nursing workforce is evolving.

San Francisco will require personnel in high-risk settings such as skilled nursing facilities, acute care hospitals, homeless shelters and jails to be vaccinated against COVID-19, city officials said June 14.

BJC HealthCare will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning in the fall, the St. Louis-based health system said June 15.  

The union representing workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) is urging the hospital to address a shortage of cleaning staff, according to news station WKBW.

UnitedHealth Group is one of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., and is continuing to grow its clinical and administrative teams. 

New York City will hold a ticker tape parade July 7 to thank healthcare staff and other essential workers who supported the city during the pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio said June 14. 

University of California Health will require COVID-19 vaccines this fall, according to a statement from the university system.

Some employees at IU Health are pushing back against the Indianapolis-based health system's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to local news station WISH.  

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian and Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to health system statements.