Hospitals, ASCs face tough decisions in wake of vaccine mandates

Health systems across the country are enacting COVID-19 mandates to comply with a broad-sweeping federal requirement. Amid reports of high compliance rates, the mandate has triggered passionate and visceral responses on both sides of the debate. While some healthcare employees are eager to roll up their sleeves, others decry the idea that employment is contingent on getting the shot. Striking a balance between the safety of employees and patients while assessing an individual’s free will is the crux of this challenge to mandate vaccines.