Why do residents get fired

In North Carolina, the Novant Health hospital system, which has over 35, employees across 15 hospitals and over clinics, fired around of its workers for failing to get vaccinated, officials told ABC News. Approximately team members were noncompliant with the vaccine mandate last week and were given a five-day suspension period to get a COVID shot. Over the course of the week, nearly additional team members became in compliance, Novant Health said Monday.

Employees granted medical or religious exemptions must wear masks and undergo weekly COVID testing. Novant Health CEO and president Carl Armato said in a statement that the system has been steadily adding to travel staff numbers "to meet the needs of our organization throughout the pandemic.

In Texas, Houston Methodist Hospital , which has some 26, employees, saw employees quit or fired over the vaccine requirement after the June 7 deadline to get the shots. Of those, 26 were nurses. California Hospital Association spokesperson Jan Emerson-Shea told ABC News that the mandate comes at a time "when many hospitals are facing serious staffing shortages.

In Delaware, employees left ChristianaCare, a major hospital system in the state, after they failed to meet the Sept. Approximately caregivers received religious or medical accommodations and will have to wear masks and be required to undergo regular COVID testing to keep working.

Janice Nevin said in a statement. The hospital network has also hired more than caregivers over the past month to keep the workforce afloat. There are important considerations in each of the preceding four steps, as well as the analysis of what arguments you may have in your favor, that should be assessed by an attorney who has experience in these matters.

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