At similar hospitals around Massachusetts, hundreds of beds can’t be filled, and “the reason is exclusively staff,” he said. And a major Michigan hospital chain says 5% of its beds can’t be filled for lack of staff. Other labor sectors, such as tourism and food service, are seeing labor shortages as well, but “the consequences are different,” said Michael Weekes, president of an association of human-services providers. The hospital’s vaccine mandate kicks in Nov. 1, he said, and “I am hopeful we will not lose many staff. But I know we will lose some.”Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
