The flags planted in the lawn in front of RiverStone Health represent the nearly 450 Yellowstone County residents who have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
St. Vincent Healthcare, RiverStone Health and Billings Clinic said in a joint statement that “Bottom line ... we are requiring our healthcare workers to become vaccinated against COVID-19."
RiverStone Health in Billings has identified 29 additional COVID-related deaths in Yellowstone County over the past two months that were previously unreported.
Yellowstone County recorded 334 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, setting a new daily record, according to RiverStone Health. The county also recorded one new death: a woman in her 80s who was fully vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.