North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated

Source: MSN/NBC

A large North Carolina hospital network says that it has fired nearly 200 workers for failing to take a Covid-19 vaccine.

Dr. David H. Priest, chief for safety for Novant Health, said at a Tuesday press briefing that roughly 175 staffers did not comply with their vaccine mandate deadline.

"By doing that, by not getting vaccinated, they voluntarily resign," Priest said.

The departures will not impact staffing at the hospital system of over 35,000 employees, Priest said, because the hospital has been using temporary staff for the duration of the pandemic to make up for shortages from staff falling ill with Covid.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/north-carolina-hospital-network-fires-around-175-staffers-for-not-getting-vaccinated/ar-AAOVUZf

David Priest was quoted as saying they "voluntarily resigned". That they were "fired" was MSN/NBC's wording, from my reading of the article.

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North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated (Original post)	cadoman	Sep 2021	OP
Priest is a member of management.	former9thward	Sep 2021	#1
Still, I think being fired for not vaxxing is an automatic disqualification from UI	ColinC	Sep 2021	#2
Totally depends on the state.	former9thward	Sep 2021	#3
North Carolina says no, apparently.	ColinC	Sep 2021	#4
it is here in our state	samnsara	Sep 2021	#17
They were not "fired"	Cryptoad	Sep 2021	#5
I don't see either as being negative. Honestly... FIRING them outright is a big positive (IMHO.)	NurseJackie	Sep 2021	#9
I agree, call it what anyone wants to call it: fired, resigned etc, they had to go.	marble falls	Oct 2021	#19
And those 175 staffers will have a hard time getting a similar job elsewhere..	mwooldri	Sep 2021	#6
They never believed the paychecks would stop	bucolic_frolic	Sep 2021	#7
175 out of 35,000 employees? Will they even be missed?	marble falls	Oct 2021	#20
I'm sure some of the unvaccinated are Republican/Nazis who are happy to lose their jobs	johnthewoodworker	Sep 2021	#8
Coming soon to a Herman Cain award webpage near you.	NurseJackie	Sep 2021	#11
Good!	The Jungle 1	Sep 2021	#10
That's about 0.5 percent of the hospital network's employees	Farmer-Rick	Sep 2021	#12
You're leaving out an important attribute of that group	Random Boomer	Sep 2021	#15
Oh yeah	Farmer-Rick	Sep 2021	#18
The way the good Lord protected me was by having people capable of making vaccines ...	marble falls	Oct 2021	#21
None of this is any good.	twodogsbarking	Sep 2021	#13
Maybe they can work at my local pizza shop who keeps running a help wanted ad with the following	yaesu	Sep 2021	#14
Glad to hear it. (nt)	Paladin	Sep 2021	#16

Response to cadoman (Original post)

Wed Sep 29, 2021, 12:50 AM

former9thward (29,962 posts)

1. Priest is a member of management.

He is using the term "voluntarily resigned" in an attempt to contest unemployment. It won't work. They were fired.

North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated

1. Priest is a member of management.

2. Still, I think being fired for not vaxxing is an automatic disqualification from UI

3. Totally depends on the state.

4. North Carolina says no, apparently.

17. it is here in our state

5. They were not "fired"

9. I don't see either as being negative. Honestly... FIRING them outright is a big positive (IMHO.)

19. I agree, call it what anyone wants to call it: fired, resigned etc, they had to go.

6. And those 175 staffers will have a hard time getting a similar job elsewhere..

7. They never believed the paychecks would stop

20. 175 out of 35,000 employees? Will they even be missed?

8. I'm sure some of the unvaccinated are Republican/Nazis who are happy to lose their jobs

11. Coming soon to a Herman Cain award webpage near you.

10. Good!

12. That's about 0.5 percent of the hospital network's employees

15. You're leaving out an important attribute of that group

18. Oh yeah

21. The way the good Lord protected me was by having people capable of making vaccines ...

13. None of this is any good.

14. Maybe they can work at my local pizza shop who keeps running a help wanted ad with the following

16. Glad to hear it. (nt)