Ochsner Health, the state’s largest health care system, is tightening policies for unvaccinated employees but is not yet requiring vaccination.
Employees will be required to undergo weekly testing and must wear an N-95 mask unless they provide proof of vaccination by August 5. Those employees must also watch a vaccine education video and avoid in-person meetings except when required for patient care.
Beginning Aug. 17, vaccinated employees will receive a sticker and green ID holder so patients know which workers are immunized.
Ochsner’s system-wide vaccination rate is 61%. According to CEO Warner Thomas, over 90% of their physicians have taken the vaccine.
