BayCare Health System is retraining and reassigning employees who work in departments where elective surgeries are suspended, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Four things to know:
1. The workers are being deployed in other areas of the hospital at the same pay rate, a health system representative for the Clearwater, Fla.-based system told the Tampa Bay Times.
2. Some clinical team members from BayCare's outpatient surgery centers are now working at a stadium-based testing site operated by the county.
3. Team members who are unable to be reassigned for various reasons, including COVID-19 exposure, will still receive pay without needing to use paid time off.
4. BayCare hasn't furloughed any workers yet and doesn't plan to do so, according to CEO Tommy Inzina.
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