Dozens of U.S. hospitals and health systems have announced vaccine mandates. Here are seven numbers that show how three organizations' requirements have gone.
- At Houston Methodist, 153 out of 26,000 employees resigned during a two-week suspension period or were terminated June 22 for noncompliance.
- Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina Health fired five of its roughly 17,000 employees for not getting vaccinated by the mandate deadline or obtaining a waiver.
- RWJBarnabas Health fired six staff at the supervisor level and above for not complying with the West Orange, N.J.-based health system's mandate.
- As of July 14, 2,979 RWJBarnabas Health staff members, or 99.7 percent, at the supervisor level and above were fully vaccinated or had received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral.