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As someone who lost a family member to COVID-19, I believe House Bill 87, which prevents businesses that don't mandate the COVID vaccine from being sued if employees get sick
Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.
Providers testified that financial distress resulted in patient harm. Nurses described searching every department mid-procedure for basic supplies. Equipment was repossessed, down to the coffee pots in the cafeteria. A patient died while waiting for transfer, resulting in the hospital’s third “immediate jeopardy” citation at the end of March, said Nicholas Gachassin, executive counsel at the Louisiana Department of Health.
Of all the “bad” rankings on which Louisiana leads the nation, none are more heartbreaking — or damning — than those reflecting the risks associated with childbirth.
If House Bill 87 becomes law, employers who violate the ban could face fines of up to $50,000.