There is a potential healthcare crisis in rural Colorado communities because of vaccine mandates.
County leaders in Otero County along with multiple healthcare providers have contacted the Governor saying mandates are causing skilled workers to quit.
CRISIS IN RURAL COLORADOCOMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF VACCINEMANDATES.COUNTY LEADERS IN OTERO COUNTYALONG WITH MULITPLE HEALTHCAREPROVIDERS HAVE CONTACTEDHE TGOVERNOR SAYING MANDATES ARECAUSING SKILLED WORKERTOSQUITS....AND MORE E ARTHREATENING TO LEAVE.BILL FOLSOM IS LOOKING INTO THEISSUE.HE IS LIVE THIS EVENING INA LJUNTA.BILL?WITH THE MANDATE, IT'S GETVACCINATED, OR YOU'LL BEREPLACED THIS HOSPITAL'S HADPEOPLE CHOOSE TO LEAVENLY OREPLACING THEM ISN'T EASY.SMALL COMMUNTIES DON'T HAVE ALARGE POOL OF QUALIFIRED WORKERSTO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.57:46 57:53 "LIVED HERE ALL MYLIFE.I LOVE LA JUNTA IT'S A SMALLERCOMMUNITY AND PRETTY MUCH YOUKNOW EVERYBODY." KNOWINGEVERYBODY DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONETHINKS THE SAME IN SMALL TOWNS.THERE ARE STRONG OPIONS ONHE TCURRENT COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATEDEBATE.59:44 " I THINK IT'S TOTALLYWRONG THAT THEY ARE FORCING USTO DO SOMETHING."31S:26 " THE MORE THAT WE CANGET VACCINATED I THINK IT'SGOING TO BE BETTER OFF."ONLY THE DEBATE HERE IN THEARKANSAS VALLEY THREATENS TOIMPACT ANOTHER ISSUE.KEEPING HOSPITALS AND HEALTHRESOURCESTS AFFED IS ACHALLENGE.IT'S THE REASON COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS, AND LEADERS OFMORE THAN A HAVE DOZEN HEALTHPROVIDERS HAVE SENT OFFICALLETTERS TO THE GOVERNOR SAYINGHIS CURRENT VAINE CCMANDATES AREBAD FOR RURAL COMMUNITES.OTERO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAYTHE MANDATES WILL PUSH THE AA REINTO CATASTROPHIC SHORTAGES OFHEALTH CARE WORKERS.THE HEAD OF THE HOSPITAL SAYSHE'S LOST THRENUE RSES AND TWOSUPPORT STAFF BECAUSE THEOFVACCINE MANDATES..26 MORE NURSESCOULD QU.
ITLOCALS KNOW THAT'S BAD FOR TIRHEHEALTHCARE OPTIONS.:29 IT COULD END UP SHUTNGTIDOWN A LOCAL HOSPITAL." 32:1" 2IT'S CONCERNING THAT THEY AREN'TWILLING TO DO THE JOB BECAUSE OFTHIS AND IT'S CONCERNING PEOPLEAREN'T GOING TO GET THE HEALTHCARE, BUT AGAIN AT THE SAME TIMEONCE AGAIN, THEIR FREEDOM."LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HEALTHLEADERS DON'T DISPUTE THATVACCINES ARE EFFECTIVE.BUT, BECAUSE OF STRONG OPINIONSON INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.THEY SEE ABIGGER THREAT FROM A SHORTAGESOF HEALTCARE WORKERS.SO THEY'RE ASKING THE GOVENORFOR LOCAL CONTROL..WHERE THEYCAN CUSTOMIZE PREVENTIONND ASAFEY MEASURES.AND PERHAPS KEEPNEEDED WORKERS.WHERE LOCALS MOSTLY AGREE ISCITY RULES..ARE NOT ALWAYS GOODFOR SMALL TOWNS.59:05 " THEY GET TO VOTE ON WHATWE DO WHICH WE'RE TOTAY LLDIFFERENT THAN THEY ARE UP INTHE CITY.33:25 " THEY NEED TO TAKE TOINCONSIDERATION WHENHE TY'REDEALING WITH THE RURAL AREAS ANDHOW IT'S GOING TO EFFECT US,ABSOLUTELY."THE ISSUE IS MORE THAN HOSPIL,TAALSO CLINICS...AND SERVICEPROVIDERSLIKE HOSPICE.WATCHING OUT FOR YOU ARKANSASVALLEY, BILL FOLSOM WS 5NE