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ACH goes smokefree  

ACH implements smokefree policy
Jump to full article: Atmore (AL) Advance, 2009-11-18
Author: Adam Prestridge

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Patients entering the ER at Atmore Community Hospital will be able to breath easier beginning Thursday when the campus goes smokefree - indoors and outdoors.

The new policy coincides with the Great American Smokeout, a day set aside yearly to urge smokers to quit.

"It's a company-wide initiative," ACH Administrator Bill Perkins said. "All of the Baptist Health Cares are going smokefree. Jay Hospital has already implemented the policy."

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