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Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center bans hiring of nicotine users
MATTOON (IL)— Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center’s recent decision to no longer hire people who use nicotine will help protect patients and help it send an appropriate message, hospital officials say.
The hospital recently announced that people who use tobacco products can’t get jobs at the hospital, starting July 1. Current employees will be exempt.
Other health care organizations in Illinois and the country have made similar decisions, according to Eric Benson, the hospital’s vice president for human resources.
“Many health care organizations have moved in this direction,” Benson said. “We want to be the role model for health in our community.”
The hospital started a no-smoking policy on its grounds in 2008. However, one of the hospital’s physicians said “third-hand smoke” can cause health problems, just as being around someone who’s actually smoking.
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