Geary Community Hospital Trustees have moved to approve a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy pending legal review, and with amendments of stay orders as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In the latter case that means if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services suspended the mandate GCH would have to take that action as well.
As stated in the policy, the deadline for employees to submit for exemption approval is Nov. 23. The deadline for the first COVID-19 vaccine is Dec. 5, and the deadline for all employees to be fully vaccinated is Jan. 4 in order to comply with CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandates.