Two more hospital systems in Colorado will require workers to get vaccinated against coronavirus

Two more major health systems announced Wednesday that they will require their employees to be vaccinated against coronavirus by the fall.

UCHealth, which operates the University of Colorado Hospital and 11 others, will require staff to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1. Denver Health will require its employees to be vaccinated by Nov. 1. UCHealth has about 24,000 employees.

“After fighting COVID-19 for more than a year, and as the dangerous delta variant has become the dominant strain in Colorado and elsewhere, it is clear that vaccination against this disease is essential to protect our employees, along with our patients and visitors,” Elizabeth Concordia, president and CEO of UCHealth, said in a statement. “We know that vaccination will also improve health and safety within the communities UCHealth serves, and we want to set an example and help bring an end to this pandemic.”

The move comes a little more than a week after Arizona-based Banner Health, which operates four hospitals in Colorado, announced a vaccine mandate for its staff by Nov. 1.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2021/07/28/uchealth-denver-health-covid-vaccine-requirements-employees/