DOMBLEWSKI We begin to ░░░░░░░░ the challenges with a ░░░░░░░░ mandate on a workforce ░░░░░░░░ there s already a ░░░░░░░░ shortage Lowville s hospital ░░░░░░░░ hold off on delivering ░░░░░░░░ after September 24th 7NEWS ░░░░░░░░ Brendan Straub live tonight ░░░░░░░░ why is the hospital ░░░░░░░░ to do this STRAUB ░░░░░░░░ it comes down to ░░░░░░░░ And because of the ░░░░░░░░ mandate some workers are ░░░░░░░░ to resign instead of ░░░░░░░░ up their sleeve At ░░░░░░░░ County Health too many ░░░░░░░░ resigning to keep the ░░░░░░░░ ward open Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We are unable to ░░░░░░░░ staff the service after ░░░░░░░░ 24th STRAUB voice over ░░░░░░░░ County health system CEO ░░░░░░░░ Cayer is talking about ░░░░░░░░ maternity unit The hospital ░░░░░░░░ delivering babies due to ░░░░░░░░ increase in resignations six ░░░░░░░░ them within the unit ░░░░░░░░ the state mandated all ░░░░░░░░ workers must get at ░░░░░░░░ one dose of the ░░░░░░░░ vaccine by September 27th ░░░░░░░░ If we can pause ░░░░░░░░ service and now focus ░░░░░░░░ recruiting nurses who are ░░░░░░░░ we will be able ░░░░░░░░ reengage in delivering babies ░░░░░░░░ in Lewis County STRAUB ░░░░░░░░ over Cayer says they ░░░░░░░░ working with the Department ░░░░░░░░ Health to make sure ░░░░░░░░ is only a pause ░░░░░░░░ not a permanent closure ░░░░░░░░ the maternity unit However ░░░░░░░░ says the unit may ░░░░░░░░ be the only service ░░░░░░░░ if more system workers ░░░░░░░░ t get the shot ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine mandate was ░░░░░░░░ in place Cayer says ░░░░░░░░ employees have come forward ░░░░░░░░ done so but 30 ░░░░░░░░ have decided to walk ░░░░░░░░ CAYER We are not ░░░░░░░░ There are thousands of ░░░░░░░░ that are open north ░░░░░░░░ the thruway And now ░░░░░░░░ re you know we ░░░░░░░░ a challenge to work ░░░░░░░░ with you know the ░░░░░░░░ mandate STRAUB voice over ░░░░░░░░ are 165 employees throughout ░░░░░░░░ system who have still ░░░░░░░░ received one dose of ░░░░░░░░ vaccine and Cayer says ░░░░░░░░ hospitals was unsure if ░░░░░░░░ will with fewer than ░░░░░░░░ weeks until the deadline ░░░░░░░░ Our hope is as ░░░░░░░░ get closer that the ░░░░░░░░ will increase of individuals ░░░░░░░░ are vaccinated Fewer individuals ░░░░░░░░ leave and maybe with ░░░░░░░░ little luck some of ░░░░░░░░ who have resigned will ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends STRAUB Cayer ░░░░░░░░ to make it clear ░░░░░░░░ system officials understand that ░░░░░░░░ the shot is a ░░░░░░░░ choice and will respect ░░░░░░░░ decision of any employees ░░░░░░░░ decide not to do ░░░░░░░░ but he says if ░░░░░░░░ change their minds they ░░░░░░░░ be welcome back Garrett ░░░░░░░░ All right Brendan thank ░░░░░░░░