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News - Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro Vermont USA |
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| Central Vermont Medical Center |
| BMH Prepares To Go Tobacco-Free in November |
| Date : - 20/11/2008 |
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will take a monumental, proactive step to implement a tobacco-free policy on its campus. The policy ban will apply to all patients, volunteers, visitors, medical staff members, vendors, and employees. This means as of Thursday, November 20 – in celebration of the Great American Smokeout Day – use of any kind of tobacco will be prohibited inside hospital buildings and elsewhere on any of the hospital properties.
As a healthcare organization, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s primary mission is to protect the health of those in our community while promoting and supporting a community culture of healthier living. And, while BMH is not asking employees to stop using tobacco, we are requesting that they refrain from tobacco use during work hours. It is hoped that the tobacco-free policy at BMH might help staff and members of the community think about the downside of tobacco use, also.
BMH is offering free programs for employees who choose to quit using tobacco products all together, including insurance reimbursement for acupuncture and dietary counseling to help get them through their workday or designated shift. In addition, the hospital is offering smokers various quit aids and nicotine replacement therapy drugs, also covered by insurance for employees. The hospital also offers free multi-session tobacco cessation classes for employees and the public. To register for the class, or for more information, please call 802-251-8456.
Our patients are our first priority, and we are working together to develop coping and nicotine cessation strategies. We appreciate your help and support as we head toward our target date for a tobacco-free hospital campus at BMH on Thursday, November 20, 2008. Should you have any questions, please call us at 802-257-8318.
CLICK HERE for information on SMOKING CESSATION CLASSES
CLICK HERE for information about FREE QUIT SMOKING AIDS
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| Reference : - www.bmhvt.org |
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