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  • Children's Hospital Bans Smoking by Staff

    12/05/2003 5:20:09 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 59 replies · 1,028+ views
    The Associated Press ^ | Dec 5, 7:34 AM EST | The Associated Press
    Employees going outside into the open air to smoke soon won't be good enough for Children's Hospital management. Starting May 1, Children's Hospital staff members won't be allowed to smoke on the premises. If employees still want to smoke, they'll have to walk a couple of blocks until they're off the sprawling hospital grounds. Three outdoor smoking huts will remain but only visitors will be allowed to use them. Patients should not have to contend with the lingering scent of cigarette smoke on staff members returning from breaks, said Keith Goodwin, the hospital's president and chief executive officer. "It's counterintuitive...