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.
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.
Advent Health – currently does not require employees to get vaccinated but they are considering it.
Advocate Aurora Health – states that all employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital – mandatory vaccination requirement for all medical staff effective September 30, 2021.
Ascension St. Louis – announced that all employees, regardless of whether they work directly with patients or not, are required to get vaccinated by Nov. 12.
Atrium Health – is requiring that all employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 31.
Banner Health – is requiring all employees to get fully vaccinated by Nov 1.
Baylor Scott & White Health – all employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1.
Bon Secours Mercy Health – is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated by fall.
CommonSpirit Health – is requiring all 150,000 employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.
Community Health Systems – no public statements regarding vaccine mandates could be identified.
HCA Healthcare – does not currently require employees to be vaccinated.
Kaiser Permanente – is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30.
LifePoint Health – encourages but does not require staff vaccinations.
Mercy Hospital St. Louis – says that all employees need to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30.
Providence Healthcare – all employees must get fully vaccinated by Sept 30.
Sanford Health – states that all employees must be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.
St. Lukes Health System (Kansas City, MO) – will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 30.
Steward Healthcare – has not yet announced a policy on employee vaccination.
Tenet Healthcare – does not currently require employees to be vaccinated.
Texas Health Resources – states that all employees must be fully vaccinated by Sept 10.
Trinity Health – states that all employees must be fully vaccinated by Sept. 21.
University of Utah Health – will require all employees to be vaccinated beginning late September.
UPMC Pittsburgh – does not require employees to be vaccinated.
Veterans Health Administration – is requiring employees to be fully vaccinated but there is no deadline as of yet.
Vibra Healthcare – no public statements regarding vaccine mandates could be identified.
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Does Incredible Health require nurses to be vaccinated?
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.
