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Hospitals' ban on hiring smokers is a first in state  

If you smoke or use other tobacco products, don't apply for a job with Susquehanna Health System based in Williamsport.

Beginning Jan. 1, all job applicants must pass a nicotine screening besides the current drug test. Those who fail will not be hired, said Traci L. Witter, a spokeswoman for the health system, which consists of Williamsport, Divine Providence and Muncy Valley hospitals.

The ban on hiring smokers and other tobacco users is the first in the state, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

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