Trinity Health mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, contractors
The Detroit News
A second major health system based in Michigan will require its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Trinity Health, based in Livonia, announced Thursday that its employees, contractors and others conducting business in its hospitals must be vaccinated by Sept. 21.
Last month Henry Ford Health System said its workers, contractors, volunteers and students must be vaccinated by Sept. 10. The five-hospital Detroit-based Henry Ford said the requirement affected about 33,000 team members.
Trinity Health officials said the vaccines help employees keep their colleagues and patients safe from the coronavirus.
“As a faith-based health care system, we have pledged to protect the most vulnerable,” said Rob Casalou, chief executive officer of Trinity Health Michigan.