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News - Biloxi Regional Medical Center, Biloxi Mississippi USA |
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| Memorial Hospital At Gulfport |
| Tobacco Free Campus Announced |
| Date : - 10/02/2011 |
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Biloxi Regional Medical Center is going tobacco-free on June 1, 2011. As of that date, no tobacco use of any kind will be permitted – inside or outside – on hospital property. This initiative also will include the elimination of designated areas outside Biloxi Regional where employees, patients and visitors currently use tobacco products.Biloxi Regional Medical Center has joined hospitals across Mississippi in an effort to become tobacco-free. As a health care organization, we are committed to the health and safety of our employees and patients. We believe that we have a responsibility to take a leadership role on this major health issue, and allowing people to use tobacco products defeats this purpose.Tobacco is the cause of death for 4,700 Mississippians every year and is the root cause of many illnesses and lost productivity. Tobacco use in and around hospitals poses health and safety risks for patients, employees and visitors.Biloxi Regional Medical Center’s decision to go tobacco-free is not an attempt to “force” anyone to quit using tobacco products. Rather, the tobacco-free initiative is a concrete way we can demonstrate our ongoing commitment to healthy living.We are asking for community support in Biloxi Regional Medical Center’s tobacco-free initiative as we move toward June 1st. |
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| Reference : - www.biloxiregional.net/default.aspx |
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