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Nursing home is first in the city to institute a campus-wide policy
Jump to full article: Staten Island (NY) Advance, 2008-05-04
Author: GLENN NYBACK STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
Intro: Aiming to improve the health of its workers, residents and visitors, administrators of Eger Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in November will become the first nursing home in the city to implement a smoke-free campus.
In fact, only 25 eldercare facilities in the country have completely banned smoking for people who live and work there, according to the American Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation.
"We want our staff, we want our residents, we want our visitors to be as healthy and have the best environment possible," said Jack Pease, president and CEO of Eger Lutheran Homes and Services. "We think it's our job being that we're a healthcare facility."
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