Texas Hospital Faces Closure Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: CEO

Texas Hospital Faces Closure Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: CEO
A healthcare professional prepares to enter a COVID-19 patient's room in a file photo. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
By Jack Phillips, Breaking News Reporter
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The chief executive of a hospital in Texas warned that his facility faces closure after President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that most healthcare workers get the COVID-19 vaccine.

If the mandate goes through, Brownfield Regional Medical Center CEO Jerry Jasper said that “20 percent of my, probably 20 to 25 percent of my staff will have to go away if that’s the case,” reported KCBD. Losing those workers, he said, would likely cause his hospital to shut down, and losing Medicare and Medicaid money isn’t an option either.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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