Politics & Government
Harford Co. Council Asks Upper Chesapeake To Reconsider Mandate
Some hospital workers at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center are planning a walkout on October 1.
BEL AIR, MD — Harford County Council is asking the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake in Bel Air to reconsider its vaccine mandate, citing concerns that it may prompt some hospital staff to leave and cause understaffing issues.
“If we lose a percentage of our employees because of the mandate what does that do to wait times and health care into the future?” said county council president Patrick Vincenti.
The mandate requires employees at the hospital to be vaccinated by October 1st. And all staff within the University of Maryland Medical System are required to be vaccinated.
