The Massachusetts Hospital Association and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have joined together to create a tobacco-free hospital initiative for 2011, according to a Boston Globe report.
The voluntary program would ban all tobacco products from hospital campuses in the state.
The program is intended to reinforce the state's anti-smoking messaging.
In November, MHA announced it would not hire smokers as employees.
Read the Boston Globe report on smoke-free hospitals.
Read previous coverage on smoke-free hospitals:
- Hospitals Send Message to Smokers: Apply Elsewhere
- Summa Health Systems in Ohio Won't Hire Any More Smokers
- Hospital's Ban on Hiring Smokers Raises Questions of Discrimination
The voluntary program would ban all tobacco products from hospital campuses in the state.
The program is intended to reinforce the state's anti-smoking messaging.
In November, MHA announced it would not hire smokers as employees.
Read the Boston Globe report on smoke-free hospitals.
Read previous coverage on smoke-free hospitals:
- Hospitals Send Message to Smokers: Apply Elsewhere
- Summa Health Systems in Ohio Won't Hire Any More Smokers
- Hospital's Ban on Hiring Smokers Raises Questions of Discrimination