Heres how many Sacramento area health care workers have been vaccinated as deadline nears – KCRA Sacramento

THANK YOU, BRENT PRETTY. AND TONIGHT THE CLOCK IS TKIICNG FOR CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED. EYTH ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET THE COVID-19 SHOT OR LOSE THEIR JOB THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTNTME OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS ALL HEALTH CARE FACILITY EMPLOYEES MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. BY TSHI THURSDAY WORKERS ARE ONLY EXEMPT FROM TSHI ORDER IF THEY HAVE A RELIGIOUS REASON OR THEY CANNOT GET THE VACCINE BECAUSE OF A QUALIFYING MEDICAL REASON KCRA 3’S, BRITTANY. HOPE HAS MORE ON WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR. CARE WORKERSHE T CLOCK IS TICKING PEOPLE WHO WORK OR VOLUNTEER AT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINSTHE T CORONAVIRUS BY THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH THE CALIFORNIAN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH’S MANDATE WILL IMPACT EVERYEON IN THE INDUSTRY INCLUDING HOSPITALS DOCTORS OFFESIC CONGREGATE LIVING HEALTH FACILITIES DIALYSIS FACILITIES AND MEOR TONIGHT. ETH STATE SAYS 70% OF CALIFORNIANS 12 YEARS. OLDER ARE FULLY VACCINATED. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THOSE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE FORHE T LARGER HEALTHRECA GROUPS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. KAISER SAYS 87% OF ITS STAFF ACROSS CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN VACCINATED AS OF LAST WEEK AT UC DAVIS 93% OF EMPLOYEES ACRSOS THE HEALTH SYSTEM HAD ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES AS OF LAST WEEK AS WELL DIGNITY HEALTH SAID, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES FORS U TONIGHT,UT B SENT THIS STATEMENT SAYING QUOTE THE VAST MAJORITOFY OUR EMPLOYEES HEAV INDICATED THEY ARE ALREADY VACCINATED OR WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS. FINALLY SUTTER HEALTH SAYS IT HAS A 96% COMPLIANCE RATE ACROSS ITS HEALTH CAREND A NON-CLINICAL RKWO SITES. THAT MEANS ALMOST 44,000 SUTTER EMPLOYEESRE A VACCINATED AGAINST THE VIRUS WORK FULLY REMOTE OR HAVE AN APPROVED MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FROM THE VACCINE. WE ASKED ALL FOUR HEALTH GUPROS IF THEY COULD TELL US MORE ABOUT WHAT THESE VACCINATION NUMBERS MEAN FOR HOSPITALS STAFFING. SERVICES AND ELECTIVE PROCEDURES AFTER THE STATE’S THURSDAY DEADLINE. NONE OF THE HOSPITALS WERE ABLE TO PROVIDES U WITH AN INTERVIEW TONIGHT OR SEND US A STATEMENT BREAKING DOWN THEIR P

Here’s how many Sacramento area health care workers have been vaccinated as deadline nears

The state says all health care workers have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30

Health care facilities in California face a deadline for employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Thursday. The vast majority of workers in the greater Sacramento region have complied, but there is still a sizable percentage of holdouts, according to health care providers. The state’s vaccine mandate applies to all workers, paid and unpaid, who work in health care facilities. This includes doctors, nurses, technicians, security staff, food service workers, janitorial staff, students and more.In other states that have set vaccine mandates, hospitals and officials have outlined plans to deal with possible worker shortages. California Hospital Association spokesperson Jan Emerson-Shea told The Associated Press that the group supports the state’s vaccine mandate but didn’t know exactly “how this will play out.” “We are concerned about how it will exacerbate an already quite serious staffing problem,” Emerson-Shea said. KCRA 3 reached out to large health care providers in the Sacramento region for information about their employee vaccination levels.Here are the current vaccination rates for health care groups in the greater Sacramento area:Kaiser Permanente said that, as of last week, 87% of its staff across California has been vaccinated.UC Davis Health said 93% of employees across the health system have been vaccinated, as of last week. Sutter Health said it has a 96% “compliance rate” across its health care and non-clinical worksites. That means nearly 44,000 employees are vaccinated against the virus, work fully remote or have an approved religious or medical exemption.Dignity Health said it could not provide KCRA 3 with a specific percentage of vaccinated employees, but said in a statement: “The vast majority of our employees have indicated they are already vaccinated or will begin the process.”KCRA 3 also asked the four above health care groups if they could tell us more about what these vaccination rates mean for hospital staffing, services and elective procedures after the state’s Sept. 30 deadline. None of them provided an interview or sent a statement breaking down their plans going forward.Who is exempt from California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers? Workers are only exempt from California’s order if they have a religious reason or a qualifying medical issue. Exempt employees must be tested twice a week if they are in acute health care or long-term care settings and once a week for those in other health care facilities. They also must wear a surgical mask or higher-level respirator approved by the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health, such as an N95, at all times.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Health care facilities in California face a deadline for employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Thursday. The vast majority of workers in the greater Sacramento region have complied, but there is still a sizable percentage of holdouts, according to health care providers.

The state’s vaccine mandate applies to all workers, paid and unpaid, who work in health care facilities. This includes doctors, nurses, technicians, security staff, food service workers, janitorial staff, students and more.

In other states that have set vaccine mandates, hospitals and officials have outlined plans to deal with possible worker shortages.

California Hospital Association spokesperson Jan Emerson-Shea told The Associated Press that the group supports the state’s vaccine mandate but didn’t know exactly “how this will play out.”

“We are concerned about how it will exacerbate an already quite serious staffing problem,” Emerson-Shea said.

KCRA 3 reached out to large health care providers in the Sacramento region for information about their employee vaccination levels.

Here are the current vaccination rates for health care groups in the greater Sacramento area:

  • Kaiser Permanente said that, as of last week, 87% of its staff across California has been vaccinated.
  • UC Davis Health said 93% of employees across the health system have been vaccinated, as of last week.
  • Sutter Health said it has a 96% “compliance rate” across its health care and non-clinical worksites. That means nearly 44,000 employees are vaccinated against the virus, work fully remote or have an approved religious or medical exemption.
  • Dignity Health said it could not provide KCRA 3 with a specific percentage of vaccinated employees, but said in a statement: “The vast majority of our employees have indicated they are already vaccinated or will begin the process.”

KCRA 3 also asked the four above health care groups if they could tell us more about what these vaccination rates mean for hospital staffing, services and elective procedures after the state’s Sept. 30 deadline. None of them provided an interview or sent a statement breaking down their plans going forward.

Who is exempt from California’s vaccine mandate for health care workers?

Workers are only exempt from California’s order if they have a religious reason or a qualifying medical issue. Exempt employees must be tested twice a week if they are in acute health care or long-term care settings and once a week for those in other health care facilities. They also must wear a surgical mask or higher-level respirator approved by the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health, such as an N95, at all times.