Arkansas Heart Hospital announces employee vaccination mandate

Dr. Bruce Murphy, CEO, released the following statement regarding Arkansas Heart Hospital’s employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

“We cannot provide the best health care services possible if we do not first care for ourselves. With this policy, we are committed to fulfilling the fundamental promise to do everything within our power to protect the health and safety of our patients, team members, their families and the communities we serve.”

Under the new policy, AHH will require its directors, executives, managers, advanced practice nurses, physicians and physician assistants to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30. Beginning Aug. 1, AHH employment offers will require individuals, if not vaccinated, to receive a first dose by their start dates and a second dose within 30 days of employment. AHH will continue to accommodate religious and medical exemptions.

Arkansas Heart Hospital is a nationally recognized, award-winning hospital dedicated to preventing, diagnosing and treating cardiovascular and related diseases, with a focus on bariatrics, endocrinology and peripheral artery disease. A training center for physicians from around the world, it offers advanced technology and the latest in health care services—all provided by the state’s leading cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons. It currently operates two hospitals and 30 clinics across the state.

For more information, visit www. arheart.com.