Tag: Houston Methodist

Judge Dismisses $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against First Hospital to Impose COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A judge in Texas has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against the first hospital in the United States to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Dr. Mary Bowden filed the suit against Houston Methodist, alleging the system defamed her by calling her opinions about the COVID-19 vaccines and COVID-19 treatments were “harmful to the community”…


EXCLUSIVE: Hospital With 1st COVID Vaccine Mandate in United States Not Requiring Updated Booster

The first hospital in the United States to mandate all its health care workers get the COVID-19 vaccine has quietly decided not to require the updated booster shot after facing staffing shortages, according to an internal email obtained by The Epoch Times. Houston Methodist Hospital in April 2021 announced it was mandating the vaccine. The hospital fired…


Doctor Announces $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Houston Methodist Following Suspension

A doctor in Texas is suing the health care institution that suspended her for allegedly purveying “dangerous misinformation.” Dr. Mary Bowden, who now runs her own clinic, is seeking $25 million from Houston Methodist for alleged defamation. Bowden became concerned that the COVID-19 vaccines were not preventing contraction of the virus that causes COVID-19, and…


EXCLUSIVE: Hospital Faces Staff Shortages Due to COVID-19 Infections, Despite Vaccine Mandate

The first hospital in America to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for all employees is now facing a staffing shortage from infections. Houston’s Methodist Hospital has hundreds of employees out of work because they tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. At the same hospital in 2021, 153 staff members who refused to get vaccinated quit…


Doctor Suspended From Houston Methodist for Backing Ivermectin and Opposing Vaccine Mandates Sues Hospital

A Texas doctor who had her privileges revoked by Houston Methodist hospital last year due to her support of ivermectin and opposition to vaccine mandates sued the hospital on Jan. 17. Dr. Mary Bowden filed the lawsuit on Monday seeking financial reports and data on adverse reactions, according to her attorney, Steven Mitby. “Two months ago…


Hospital Workers Appeal Ruling That Dismissed Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

A group of former and current workers at a hospital system in Texas on Monday appealed a judge’s ruling two days prior that dismissed their vaccine mandate lawsuit. The plaintiffs, who sued the Houston Methodist Hospital system, appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Over 100 former and current…


Judge Dismisses Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit by Staff of Houston Hospital

A federal judge in Texas on June 12 dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 Houston Methodist hospital employees who sought to block the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a four-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes wrote that firing the employees as a result of their refusal to take the COVID-19 shots would not amount…


Hospital Suspends 178 Workers for Not Complying With COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A hospital system in Texas has suspended workers who did not get a COVID-19 vaccine. The Houston Methodist system on April 1 informed employees that they would be required to get a vaccine on or before June 7 or submit documentation for an exemption. Exemptions would only be based on a medical condition such as…


117 Healthcare Workers File Lawsuit Against Hospital for Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine

More than 100 employees at Houston Methodist hospital filed a lawsuit against their employer for requiring all staff members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or they would lose their jobs. Saying the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental and they don’t want to be “guinea pigs,” the 117 employees argued in court that it’s unlawful for their employers…


117 Employees File Lawsuit Against Texas Hospital for Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine

More than 100 employees at Houston Methodist hospital filed a lawsuit against their employer for requiring all staff members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or they would lose their jobs. Saying the COVID-19 vaccines are experimental and they don’t want to be “guinea pigs,” the 117 employees argued in court that it’s unlawful for their employers…