Becker’s Hospital Review
By Kelly Gooch – September 14, 2021
Eleven Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital workers have resigned because of the state’s mandate requiring COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
Olean General, a member of Kaleida Health and part of the Upper Allegheny Health System, has 840 employees. It is subject to New York state’s vaccine mandate, which requires healthcare workers at hospitals and nursing homes to receive their first vaccine dose by Sept. 27. Workers at additional entities covered by the mandate, including diagnostic and treatment centers, home health agencies, long-term home healthcare programs, school-based clinics, and hospice care programs, must have at least one dose by Oct. 7.