This was the same with others contacted for this story,including the three-hospital, 1,579-bed Broward Health; the six-hospital, 1,146 bed Bayfront Health; and the 15-hospital, 3,783-bedBayCare Health System, which. every stage of life and health. To advance slider forward, press Shift-Command-Right Arrow. Employees are allowed to opt out for medical and/or religious reasons. All rights reserved. Caroline Catherman is the Health reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. IN FACT HAVE A MANDATE A COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE HALL SAYS MANY COMPANIES AREFR AAID THEYLL BE FINED IF THEY MANDATE SO WERE NOW CHOOSING TO HOLD OFF UNTIL THE ISSUE. As it relates to equipment and supplies, Flagler Health+, which operates Flagler Hospital,has sufficient personal protective equipment, according to Mangus. Outpatient surgery sites, pediatric surgeries and other procedure sites not located at an AdventHealth hospital willcontinue as scheduled. HCA, a for-profit that operates 52 hospitals across the state, would not disclose whether administrators know how many of its employees were COVID-19 vaccinated or if they arerequired to report it. While New York has its own local mandate, several U.S. hospital groups said they were dropping requirements for workers until courts decide if the federal mandate can proceed. Florida's largest public and private hospitals have no immediate plans to require employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and, in many cases, can't or won't say how many of their front-line staffers have been inoculated against the deadly virus. With a sacred mission of Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ, AdventHealth is a connected system of care The change in status requires all non-time-sensitive, urgent or non-emergency procedures to receive preapproval from the campus medical leadership, according to the hospital system. 'Our nurses and physicians are exhausted:' AdventHealth - WKMG But as of Thursday, employees are no longer mandated to receive their vaccine by Dec. 6. "Red status" is behind "black status," which is the highest level on the chart and onlyallows the hospital to perform emergency surgeries in all areas, including outpatient and specialty centers. Hall says that has caused a ton of confusion. ", He added: "I would encourage them to just have the courage to just do it," he said. Failure to wear a mask may result in the visitor being asked to leave or being escorted from campus. The hospitals decisions were first reported by The Wall Street Journal. About 40 percent of the nations hospitals mandated vaccinations for staff members, but some have now suspended enforcing their policies. About two weeks ago, the entire AdventHealth system set a Dec. 6 deadline for all employees to get their first COVID-19 shot or receive an exemption for medical or religious reasons,. Unlike nursing homes, hospitals are not required to publicly report their vaccination rates.