Smokers outside Stroger Hospital have mixed reaction
Jump to full article: Chicago Tribune, 2009-08-06
Author: Ben Meyerson Tribune reporter
Intro: Cook County government's medical system will ban smoking entirely at all its hospitals and clinics in November, stubbing out outdoor smoking on its properties, officials said Wednesday.
Smoking has long been banned inside hospitals and clinics, but it now will be forbidden on all land owned by the Cook County Health and Hospitals System.
County Board President Todd Stroger, who announced the new policy in front of Stroger Hospital with system officials, lauded the decision to make the grounds smoke-free.
"I think it's important as a health institution that we lead by example," Stroger said. "You can't promote a healthy lifestyle without having a healthy environment."
The ban will go into effect along with the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19.
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