On Tuesday, The Ottawa Hospital posted nine new job listings for registered nurses to cover positions in the emergency department and in the oncology,…
Hospitals and other public sector employers could be forced to re-hire unvaccinated workers under a policy that has been considered by the provincial government as it confronts desperate staff shortages throughout the health-care system, this newspaper has learned.
The local government in Ontario, Canada may soon require hospitals to rehire unvaccinated workers due to intense staff shortages, but hospital leaders want current vaccination rules to stay in place.
Hospitals in Ottawa say the vast majority of their employees have complied with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but more than 200 workers have now been placed on unpaid suspensions for refusing to be fully vaccinated.