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On Call with Phil Galewitz
Jump to full article: Palm Beach (FL) Post, 2008-06-30
Author: Phil Galewitz
Intro: Martin Memorial Medical Center and HCA Inc.'s St. Lucie Medical Center are among the fiercest rivals in the local hospital industry.
That's what made a joint announcement last week by the two hospitals so surprising.
Starting in October, both facilities have agreed to join the trend of hospitals eliminating tobacco use on their campuses. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in 2007 became the first Palm Beach County hospital to go smoke free.
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