From employee departures to hospital policies and requirement suspensions, stories about COVID-19 vaccination mandates dominated the top workforce stories that captured the interest of readers this year.
Here are the 10 most-read workforce stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in 2021, listed in descending order:
1. 12 states banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates & how they affect healthcare workers
2. Hospitals, health systems mandating vaccines for workers
3. Vaccination-related employee departures at 51 hospitals, health systems
4. 18 healthcare organizations suspending COVID-19 vaccination mandates
5. 11 bans on vaccine mandates — What states have them & which might soon
6. Prove it, hospital asks unvaccinated employees claiming religious exemption
7. What's next for unvaccinated, unemployed healthcare workers?
8. New York state removes religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
9. 1,400 unvaccinated workers leave Northwell Health
10. Kaiser backs hospital-at-home after nurses slam program