Jump to full article: Naples (FL) Daily News, 2009-08-08
Author: LIZ FREEMAN
Intro: Southwest Florida hospitals are going to help employees, patients and their families quit the habit.
The NCH Healthcare System and Physicians Regional Healthcare System in Collier County are teaming up with the Lee Memorial Health System in Lee County to become tobacco-free campuses effective Nov. 19, which will be the Great American Smokeout Day in 2009.
The unified effort began as a result of a conversation in January with the chief executive officer of Lee Memorial, and the NCH leadership was brought into the discussion, said Geoffrey Moebius, chief executive officer of Physicians Regional.
"It is the right thing to do. Smoking can really have an impact on people's health," Moebius said.
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