Tag: Community Medical Center
UPDATED: Federal Judge Grants Montana’s Request For Injunction On CMS Vaccine Mandate, Benefis Insists on Jab
Montana healthcare workers are protected under HB-702 which adds vaccination status as a protected class.
PHOTOS: Statewide Rallies Against Vaccine Mandates Draw Over a Thousand Across Montana
Update (11/30/2021): A federal judge has blocked CMS vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. Yesterday, over a thousand Montanans showed up for statewide rallies against vaccine mandates imposed on healthcare workers by the Biden Administration. Demonstrators attended rallies in Billings, Bozeman, Glendive, Great Falls, Hamilton, Helena, Kalispell, Miles City, Missoula, and Sydney at 2:00pm in highly…
Missoula Healthcare Workers Join Statewide Protests Against Vaccine Mandates Nov 28th in 10 Montana Cities
Statewide protests against vaccine mandates set for November 28th at 2PM.
Community Hospital To Fire Unvaccinated Workers Despite Losing 26% of Beds Since September
Many nurses and healthcare workers have been seeing the writing on the wall for months now. Hospitals across the United States have been sending notices to their workers, pressuring them to get vaccinated. On Veteran’s Day, Missoula’s Community Medical Center went a step further and told workers that they need to either get vaccinated or…
St. Pat’s and Montana Hospitals Sue to Force COVID Vaccine on Workers
While other states see workers suing their employers over forced vaccinations, Montanan’s have been protected by HB-702, passed by Republicans in the most recent legislative session. HB-702 prohibits discrimination based on a persons vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport. Employers, government agencies, and public accommodations cannot require vaccination status as a barrier to…
Yellowstone County rescinds local health orders “effective immediately”
Yellowstone County Health Officer John Felton announced Thursday, January 7th, that he was, “rescinding all Yellowstone County COVID-19 Health Officer orders effective immediately.” The restrictions that Felton mandated included ordering businesses to close by 10pm and ordering churches, bars, gyms, and restaurants to 50% capacity. Felton cited lower case numbers as reasoning for rescinding the…
