Its getting real bad at the hospital I work at. We have had half of our department quit in the last 6 months, cant find anyone to replace them. People are not looking for jobs in health care. Staffing shortages are wide spread.
They just rolled out the mandate last week, I think we were the last hospital system in Michigan to be mandated. They gave us till Dec 5th to get our first vaccine. They are allowing medical and religious exemptions. I have not filled out the exemption yet, from what I hear from coworkers they just have a box to checkmark your religion, no explanations are asked for.
If they do not honor our exemptions, the midnight shift in my department will have 3 people total, a year ago we had 26. I have 10 coworkers who will not comply, we will all walk away.
Im a respiratory therapist, I manage the ventilators and ECMO pumps. Most of the nurses are all inexperienced, have no clue about setting up or troubleshooting ventilators, BIPAPS, Nitric oxide, blood gas machines. They look at a ECMO pump and shit their pants. Its a very specialized field, people will die needlessly if something is not done to correct the situation fast.
Its getting real bad at the hospital I work at. We have had half of our department quit in the last 6 months, cant find anyone to replace them. People are not looking for jobs in health care. Staffing shortages are wide spread.
They just rolled out the mandate last week, I think we were the last hospital system in Michigan to be mandated. They gave us till Dec 5th to get our first vaccine. They are allowing medical and religious exemptions. I have not filled out the exemption yet, from what I hear from coworkers they just have a box to checkmark your religion, no explanations are asked for.
If they do not honor our exemptions, the midnight shift in my department will have 3 people total, a year ago we had 26. I have 10 coworkers who will not comply, we will all walk away.
Im a respiratory therapist, I manage the ventilators and ECMO pumps. Most of the nurses are all inexperienced, have no clue about setting up or troubleshooting ventilators, BIPAPS, Nitric oxide, blood gas machines. They look at a ECMO pump and shit their pants. Its a very specialized field, people will die needlessly if something is not done to correct the situation fast.
Respiratory therapists brought me back from death in 2019....God bless you for your service....
Head up, eyes forward, hold the line Patriot!