Six-hospital Summa Health Systems in Akron, Ohio, will no longer hire smokers or users of any tobacco products, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News.
Job applicants must agree to a urine test to confirm they are nicotine-free, but the policy doesn't affect current employees.
Summa's non-smoking policy joins those of the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga.
Read the Dayton Daily News' report on Summa Health Systems.
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