The Check Up: Suresh Gunasekaran of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
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Rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has been spotty across the nation with some healthcare organizations running into challenges getting staff to either agree to get their shots or, in some cases, not having enough doses to go around. At the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 90% of staff have gotten their first shot. Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of the Iowa City-based system, spoke with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock about the vaccination efforts.
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Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations has been spotty across the nation with some healthcare organizations running into challenges getting staff to either agree to get their shots or, in some cases, not having enough doses to go around. At the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, 90% of staff have gotten their first shot.
Suresh Gunasekaran, CEO of the Iowa City-based system, spoke with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock about the vaccination efforts. The following is an edited transcript.
MH: Are there any particular things you’ve done to get to a 90% vaccination rate? We’re not seeing that rate across the industry.
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Members of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Iowa. (Photo via Becket)
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