Legacy Health puts nearly 800 employees on unpaid leave for failing to comply with vaccination polic
Legacy Health, one of the largest hospital and clinical providers in the Portland area, on Friday placed almost 800 Oregon and Washington employees on administrative leave because they failed to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
As a result, the hospital system said it would need to temporarily close services in some locations and consolidate services at other facilities to maintain effective patient care. Other health systems have yet to report their numbers, but vaccination rates among various licensed medical professionals vary widely across the state, show big geographic disparities and come on top of existing staffing shortages.
The move is among the first signs of the chaos that could ensue for hospitals and other care facilities as the Oct. 18 state-mandated deadline for all health care workers to be fully vaccinated approaches.
Following the Oregon mandate, Legacy on Aug. 4 announced a policy requiring all doctors, nurses, staffers, students, volunteers and vendors to complete their vaccination series by Sept. 30, as people are not considered fully vaccinated until two weeks after they complete a series.
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2021/10/legacy-health-puts-nearly-800-employees-on-unpaid-leave-for-failing-to-comply-with-vaccination-policy.html
= new reply since forum marked as read
