The health system that recently fired six supervisory employees for not getting vaccinated has made good on its promise to extend COVID-19 vaccination requirements to all of its workers.
RWJBarnabas Health announced Monday that is it “extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all ... staff including all employees, new employees and medical staff,” according to a statement.
Employees have until Oct. 15 to be fully vaccinated.
The vaccine mandate debate has been heating up inside New Jersey hospitals and across the country, with some facilities requiring shots and others only encouraging them.
RWJBarnabas’ announcement came amid the recent firing of six supervisors after they did not comply with the health system’s June 30 vaccine deadline.
RWJBarnabas said in the statement that after mandating supervisors get immunized, 99.7% of those at the management level and above “have been fully vaccinated or received medical and religious exemptions or a deferral.”
“It is critically important for our entire RWJBarnabas Health family to be vaccinated,” said Dr. John F. Bonamo, executive vice president and chief medical and quality officer for RWJBarnabas Health, in the statement. “As healthcare workers and team members, we are obligated ethically and professionally to do everything we can to keep our patients and colleagues safe. This obligation is not met if unvaccinated staff are treating and interacting with our patients, or are at risk of spreading COVID-19 to each other.”
The health system said that “non-compliance with this mandate will result in separation from the organization” and that “all vendors and volunteers will need to show proof of vaccination.”
A vaccine appointment can be made by registering at RWJBH.org/covid19vaccine.
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