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Hospitals added 2,900 jobs in May, after four months of job losses this year, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Texas Children's in Houston said it is increasing employees' salaries by 2 percent and providing an additional week of paid time off to workers in gratitude for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While many employees at health systems have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in recent months, other workers do not ever plan to get inoculated or are still considering it. 

Survey results published by USA Today June 3 provide a glimpse of COVID-19 vaccination rates among healthcare employees and suggest a number of workers remain unvaccinated.  

Indiana University Health, a 16-hospital system in Indianapolis, will require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, The Indianapolis Star reported June 1. 

Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics in La Grande, Ore., is closing its hospice care program, the health system said May 27.

U.S. employers can legally require employees physically entering the workplace to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to updated guidelines from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

University of Louisville (Ky.) Health will require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19, making it among the latest health systems to do so.

Oregon State Hospital, a psychiatric facility with a main campus in Salem and a smaller satellite campus in Junction City, has asked for 30 registered nurses from the National Guard as its staffing shortage intensifies, according to The Oregonian.

MidMichigan Health in Midland is offering an incentive to its employees, physicians, students, volunteers and contractors to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the health system said May 27.