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Vaccine Mandates for Nurses: Where Major U.S. Healthcare Systems Stand

WRITTEN BY Demetrius Burns
DATE

Dec 07 2021


CATEGORIES COVID-19

As COVID-19 continues to devastate the lives of millions of people around the world, many healthcare systems in the United States have chosen to mandate vaccines for their nurses and other staff.

Hospitals opting for mandates argue that the vaccines provide the best path to keeping their employees and patients safe amid new spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations. In other cases, their decision appears to come down to how mandates will affect staffing shortages – a major challenge currently plaguing many health systems.

In early November, 2021, the Biden administration issued an emergency regulation requiring COVID-19 vaccination of all healthcare workers in the country by December 6, 2021. However, this requirement has been legally contested by many states, so the future of this federal mandate remains unclear.

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Vaccine mandate status at U.S. health care systems

DISCLOSURE: COVID-19 vaccination policy is a rapidly evolving topic. We’ve done our best to collect up-to-date information here for some of the largest healthcare systems, but we cannot guarantee accuracy. Contact your employer, local healthcare provider, or local government to be certain of their guidelines.

StateHospital or Health SystemVaccine Mandate StatusDeadlineSource Link
MississippiForrest General HospitalNot requiredsource
NebraskaBryan Medical CenterRequiredNot listedsource
PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS)RequiredSept. 21, 2021source
PennsylvaniaJefferson University HospitalsRequiredOct. 15, 2021source
PennsylvaniaLancaster General HospitalRequiredSept 1, 2021source
PennsylvaniaLehigh Valley HospitalRequiredNov. 12, 2021source
IllinoisNorthwestern Memorial HospitalRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
FloridaAdventHealth-OrlandoNo (paused)N/Asource
WisconsinAdvocate Aurora HealthRequiredOct. 15, 2021source
ArkansasArkansas Children’s HospitalRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
MissouriAscension St. LouisRequiredNov. 12, 2021source
North CarolinaAtrium HealthRequiredNov 30source
ArizonaBanner Boswell Medical CenterRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
TexasBaylor Scott & White HealthRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
OhioBon Secours Mercy HealthNot requiredN/Asource
ColoradoCommonSpirit HealthRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
TennesseeHCA HealthcareNot requiredN/Asource
TennesseeLifePoint HealthRequiredDec. 6, 2021source
OklahomaMercy HealthRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
WashingtonProvidence HealthcareRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
IllinoisRush University Medical CenterRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
IllinoisUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterRequiredsource
IllinoisLoyola University Medical CenterRequiredSept. 21, 2021source
GeorgiaEmory University HospitalRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
GeorgiaEmory St. Joseph's HospitalRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
GeorgiaPiedmont Atlanta HospitalRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
GeorgiaNorthside Hospital AtlantaNot requiredN/Asource
GeorgiaEmory University Hospital MidtownRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
South CarolinaMUSC Health-University Medical CenterRequiredJune 30, 2021source
South CarolinaMcLeod Regional Medical CenterRequiredJan. 4, 2022source
South CarolinaSpartanburg Medical CenterRequiredJan. 4, 2022source
South CarolinaLexington Medical CenterNo (paused)N/Asource
AlabamaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham HospitalNo (paused)N/Asource
AlabamaAscension St. Vincent's BirminghamNot requiredN/Asource
AlabamaAscension Providence Hospital-MobileRequiredNov. 12, 2021source
AlaskaAlaska Native Medical CenterRequiredOct. 15, 2021source
AlaskaProvidence Alaska Medical CenterRequiredOct. 18, 2021source
AlaskaAlaska Regional HospitalNot requiredN/Asource
AlaskaBartlett Regional HospitalRequiredDec. 15, 2021source
ArizonaMayo Clinic-PhoenixRequiredJan. 3, 2022source
ArizonaBanner-University Medical Center PhoenixRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
ArkansasWashington Regional Medical CenterRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
ArkansasUAMS Medical CenterRequiredJan. 4, 2022source
CaliforniaUCLA Medical CenterRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
CaliforniaCedars-Sinai Medical CenterRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
CaliforniaUCSF Medical CenterRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
CaliforniaStanford Health Care-Stanford HospitalRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
CaliforniaKeck Medical Center of USCRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
ColoradoUCHealth University of Colorado HospitalRequiredOct. 1. 2021source
ColoradoUCHealth Medical Center of the RockiesRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
ColoradoSCL Health St. Joseph HospitalRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
ColoradoUCHealth Poudre Valley HospitalRequiredOct. 21, 2021source
ConnecticutYale New Haven HospitalRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
ConnecticutHartford HospitalRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
ConnecticutBridgeport HospitalRequiredSept. 27, 2021source
DelawareChristianaCare HospitalsRequiredSept. 21. 2021source
DelawareBayhealth Kent General HospitalNo (paused)N/Asource
DelawareBeebe Healthcare-LewesNo (paused)N/Asource
District of ColumbiaBridgePoint Hospital-Capitol HillRequiredsource
District of ColumbiaBridgePoint Hospital-National HarborRequiredsource
District of ColumbiaChildren's National HospitalRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
District of ColumbiaGeorgia Washington University HospitalRequiredsource
FloridaMayo-Clinic - JacksonvilleRequiredSept. 17, 2021source
FloridaUF Health Shands HospitalRequiredDec. 8, 2021source
FloridaTampa General HospitalRequiredsource
FloridaCleveland Clinic-WestonNo (paused)N/Asource
HawaiiQueen's Medical CenterRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
HawaiiKaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical CenterRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
IdahoSt. Luke's Regional Medical CenterRequiredSept. 1, 2021source
IndianaIndiana University Health Medical CenterRequiredSept. 1, 2021source
IndianaDeaconess HospitalRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
IndianaAscension St. Vincent HospitalRequiredNov. 12, 2021source
IndianaCommunity Hospital of Anderson and Madison CountyRequiredSept. 15, 2021source
IndianaFranciscan Health IndianapolisRequiredJan. 4, 2022source
IowaUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsOn holdsource
IowaMercyOne Des Moines Medical Center RequiredNov. 12, 2021source
IowaUnityPoint Health-St. Luke's HospitalRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
IowaUnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist Medical CenterRequiredsource
IowaMercy Medical Center-Cedar RapidsRequiredNov. 15, 2021source
KansasUniversity of Kansas HospitalRequiredDec. 1, 2021source
KansasStormont Vail HospitalRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
KansasAdvent Health Shawnee MissionSuspendedsource
KentuckySt. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood -Covington HospitalsRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
KentuckyBaptist Health LexingtonRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
KentuckyBaptist Health LouisvilleRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
KentuckyNorton HealthcareRequiredSept. 15, 2021source
LouisianaOur Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterPausedsource
LouisianaAbbeville General HospitalRequiredJan. 4, 2022source
MaineMaine Medical CenterRequiredOct. 29, 2021source
MaineEastern Maine Medical CenterRequiredOct. 29, 2021source
MaineAcadia HospitalRequiredOct. 29, 2021source
MaineAroostook Medical CenterRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
MaineBarbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical CenterRequiredOct 29, 2021source
MarylandJohns Hopkins HospitalRequiredSept. 1, 2021source
MarylandUniversity of Maryland Medical CenterRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
MarylandUniversity of Maryland St. Joseph Medical CenterRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
MarylandGreater Baltimore Medical CenterRequiredSept. 2021source
MarylandMedStar Union Memorial HospitalRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Hospital-BrighamRequiredNov. 5, 2021source
MassacusettsBrigham and Women's HospitalRequiredNov. 5, 2021source
MassachusettsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
MassachusettsLahey Hospital and Medical CenterRequiredOct. 31, 2021source
MassachusettsBaystate Medical CenterRequiredOct. 2021source
MichiganBeaumont Hospital-Royal OakRequiredOct. 18, 2021source
MichiganUniversity of Michigan Health-Ann ArborRequiredFeb. 4, 2022source
MichiganBeaumont Hospital - TroyRequiredOct. 18, 2021source
MichiganSpectrum Health-Butterworth and Blodgett CampusesRequired with exemptionssource
MinnesotaMayo ClinicRequiredJan. 3, 2022source
MinnesotaCentraCare-St. Cloud HospitalRequiredDec. 15, 2021source
MinnesotaEssentia Health-St. Mary's Medical CenterRequiredOct. 1, 2021 - 1st dose; Nov. 1, 2021 - 2nd dosesource
MinnesotaMercy Hospital-Coon RapidsRequiredOct. 1, 2021source
MississippiMississippi Baptist Medical CenterRequiredNov. 1, 2021source
MississippiNorth Mississippi Medical Center-TupeloRequiredJan. 4, 2022 - 2nd dosesource
MississippiSt. Dominic-Jackson Memorial HospitalRequiredNot givensource
MissouriBarnes-Jewish HospitalRequiredSept. 15, 2021source
MissouriSt. Luke's Hospital of Kansas CityRequiredOct. 30, 2021source
MissouriMercy Hospital St. LouisRequiredSept. 30, 2021source
MissouriMissouri Baptist Medical CenterRequiredSept. 15, 2021source
MissouriSt. Luke's Hospital-ChesterfieldRequiredAug. 13, 2021source
MontanaSt. Patrick HospitalNot requiredsource
MontanaAdvanced Care Hospital of MontanaNot requiredsource
MontanaBarrett Hospital and HealthcareNot requiredsource
MontanaBeartooth Billings ClinicNot requiredsource
MontanaBenefis Health System-Great FallsNot requiredsource
NebraskaNebraska Medicine-Nebraska Medical CenterRequiredNot listedsource
NebraskaNebraska Methodist HospitalRequiredNot listedsource
NebraskaAnnie Jeffrey Memorial County Health CenterRequiredNot listedsource
NebraskaAntelope Memorial HospitalRequiredNot listedsource

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Incredible Health does not currently request the vaccine status of nurses on our platform. However, nurses should understand that our partnering hospitals, including some listed above, often do require vaccination. Nurses must abide by these policies upon accepting a position with that employer.

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Written by Demetrius Burns

Demetrius was an Incredible Health contributor. He has worked as a freelance writer and content strategist. His work has appeared in outlets such as Java Magazine, Phoenix Magazine, and Nurse.org.

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