Why did [insert hospital name] decide to become smoke-free?
Hospitals are a vital and central part of a healthy community. As health care institutions, hospitals share and model healthy behaviors for their communities. Implementation of a smoke-free environment sends a clear message of the commitment to create and sustain healthy communities. Additionally, a smoke-free campus encourages both employees and patients to stop using tobacco. As a leading health care facility, [insert hospital name] has initiated a one-year campaign to eliminate smoking from the health care environment. This decision supports the hospital’s commitment to modeling a place of wellness and prevention, as well as treatment, for patients, employees and visitors.
