With Kaiser Permanente's mandatory vaccination policy, we ensure that we are doing all we can to protect ourselves, each other, and those we serve from this deadly virus," added Dr. The COVID-19 vaccines are scientifically proven to be safe and effective, dramatically reducing the risk of death and serious health outcomes if a person becomes infected. "We must take action to stop this pandemic and get vaccinated. Ramin Davidoff, Co-CEO of the Permanente Federation. "The COVID-19 vaccines offer us the path to move beyond the pandemic in the same way vaccination has brought an end to the epidemics of smallpox, polio, measles and other deadly diseases." "For 16 months, we have been doing everything we can to save lives, care for COVID-19 patients, and prevent our communities from contracting this deadly virus," said Dr. In total, Kaiser Permanente employs more than 216,000 people, a statistic that includes 23,000 physicians. The organization is working with its labor unions on implementation of the employee vaccination mandate and will also coordinate with local, state and federal laws. ![]() Gavin Newsom announced a requirement last week for all health care workers to get vaccinated or be subject to frequent COVID-19 testing. in addition to the health care provider's locations in California, where Gov. The mandate will apply across all of Kaiser's locations in Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and Washington, D.C. Across the entire Kaiser system, roughly 97-99 percent of current hospital admissions have been among unvaccinated people. She also noted the amount of those cases has been low, even when compared to other health care organizations and hospital settings. Unvaccinated employees and physicians will be required to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or apply for medical or religious exemption. ![]() The nonprofit hopes to have 100% of the workforce fully vaccinated by September 30th of this year. We encourage all health systems and business and industry leaders across the country to play a role in ending the pandemic by doing the same."Īccording to Kaiser Permanente officials, as of July 31st, 77.8% of employees and more than 95% of physicians have been fully vaccinated. "Making vaccination mandatory is the most effective way we can protect our people, our patients and the communities we serve. "Large groups of unvaccinated people are fueling the current increase in cases and 97-99% of COVID-19 hospital admissions are unvaccinated patients," he continued. "As the country's largest integrated care delivery system, we feel it is our responsibility to do everything we can to help bring an end to the pandemic, especially in light of the dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases from the highly infectious Delta variant," Chair and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc. A press release issued by the organization on Monday said that the mandate marked another step in the "ongoing effort to protect the health and safety of its workforce and the patients they care for."
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