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Schuyler Hospital to go tobacco-free in 2010  

Jump to full article: Elmira (NY) Star-Gazette, 2009-11-02

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Schuyler Hospital announced Monday that it will go tobacco-free starting Jan. 1.

No tobacco use of any kind will be permitted -- inside or outside -- at any Schuyler Hospital facility starting Jan. 1, according to a press release from the hospital.

All designated smoking areas will be eliminated, and employees, patients and visitors will be offered gum and other items in order to avoid tobacco-use while on hospital property.

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