Tobacco-Free Policies
A tobacco-free hospital is defined as having a written and posted policy that prohibits employees, patients, vendors, contractors and visitors from using any tobacco products anywhere on the property of the medical facility, including sidewalks, walkways, driveways and parking lots under the hospital's ownership or control.
Establishing a tobacoo-free environment in hospitals sets a clear example of good health practices; puts employees, patients and visitors first by providing a healthy, tobacco-free atmosphere; results in lower clean-up costs; encourages both employees and patients to quit tobacco use and lowers long-term health care costs.
Many hospitals across Ohio have already implemented policies to make their campuses tobacco-free. View a list of tobacco-free hospitals in Ohio.
If your hospital is looking to go tobacco-free, OHA has compiled a list of useful resources to help you in the process of eliminating tobacco from your campus.
OHA Names New CEO
December 6, 2011:
Mike Abrams, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Iowa Medical Society, was announced as the Ohio Hospital Association’s next President and CEO. Abrams will begin his tenure in February, following the December 31 retirement of Jim Castle, OHA’s President and CEO for 23 years.
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