Ottawa Hospital to place more than 300 employees on unpaid leave for violating vaccination policy
CTV
More than 300 Ottawa Hospital employees who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be placed on an unpaid leave of absence as of Nov. 1.
As of this week, the hospital has sent 189 letters to employees who haven’t received the vaccine, and 129 to employees who received one dose of the vaccine, but did not have their second dose scheduled by Nov. 1.
An email to hospital leaders obtained by CTV News Ottawa said those employees will have to return all hospital property, including employee ID cards and keys. The ID cards will be deactivated as of Oct. 31 at midnight.
Ninety-six per cent of hospital employees are fully vaccinated, above the city-wide rate of 86 per cent among those eligible.
The hospital announced last month that all staff who aren’t vaccinated would be placed on unpaid leave as of Nov. 1.
