100% Smokefree Hospitals and Psychiatric Facilities
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100% Smokefree U.S. Hospital Campuses and Psychiatric Facilities “A tobacco free campus fits with our mission as advocates for the health of our patients, their families and our employees. The expansion of our tobacco-free policy is another way our hospital is demonstrating its commitment to making our community healthier. Our hope is that this policy will help safeguard the health of our patients, employees and visitors.” — David Castleberry, CEO Upson Regional Medical Center Defending your right to breathe smokefree air since 1976 100% Smokefree U.S. Hospital Campuses and Psychiatric Facilities October 1, 2016 In July 2013, New York State enacted a law requiring 100% smokefree grounds of general hospitals. In April, 2016, Hawaii enacted a law requiring 100% tobacco- and e-cigarette-free grounds of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation state health facility properties. In addition, 40 municipalities have enacted laws specifically requiring 100% smokefree hospital campuses. Please note: this is a partial list. If you know of smokefree hospital campus laws that are currently not listed, please contact ANR at [email protected] or (510) 841-3032 with that information. These laws and policies have been adopted but are not necessarily yet in effect. For more information, visit our Hospitals & Healthcare Facilities resource page. HOSPITAL CAMPUSES – MUNICIPAL LAWS Municipality State Description 1. Juneau AK 4/07: Tobacco use prohibited on hospital grounds, including parking areas and adjacent streets and sidewalks. 2. Fort Payne AL 2/09: Smoking prohibited on hospital grounds. 3. Belmont CA 10/07: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 4. Calabasas CA 2/06: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 5. Carpinteria CA 2/11: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 6. Contra Costa CA 10/06: Smoking prohibited on grounds of County hospitals and health clinics. County 7. Daly City CA 10/12: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 8. El Cajon CA 8/07: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 9. Hayward CA 5/08: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 10. Loma Linda CA 6/08: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 11. Manhattan CA 6/14: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. Beach 12. Martinez CA 5/09: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 13. Novato CA 4/08: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 14. Paradise CA 2/15: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 15. San Ramon CA 2/13: Smoking prohibited on public and private property, both indoors and outdoors, within City generally. 16. Santa Clara CA 4/09: Smoking prohibited on entire campus of Santa Clara Valley Medical Center County and all County owned and operated health facilities. 17. Ventura CA 5/15: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 18. Denver CO 8/08: Smoking prohibited on hospital properties and public rights-of-way adjoining hospitals. Ord. is repealed on 11/20/10. 10/10: Deletes repeal date from 8/08 ord. 19. Owensboro KY 9/14: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 20. Gardner MA 12/11: Smoking prohibited within 200 feet of hospitals, including streets and 2530 San Pablo Avenue, Suite J • Berkeley, California 94702 • (510) 841-3032 / FAX (510) 841-3071 www.no-smoke.org • [email protected] Municipality State Description sidewalks. 21. Grafton MA 1/12: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 22. Pittsfield MA 6/12: Smoking prohibited in indoor and outdoor public places generally. 23. Duluth MN 9/06: Smoking prohibited within 100 feet of property line of medical facility. 24. Rochester MN 3/10: Smoking prohibited within specified boundaries of medical facility. 6/10: Expanded boundaries of smokefree area around medical facility. 25. Durham County NC 2/12: Smoking prohibited on hospital grounds and sidewalks abutting hospital grounds. 26. Lee NY 3/10: Smoking prohibited on grounds of health care facilities. 27. New York City NY 8/09: Smoking prohibited within 15 feet of hospital property. 28. Davidson County TN 6/05: Smoking prohibited on all Metro Public Health Dept. property. 29. Arlington TX 4/07: Smoking prohibited on grounds of hospitals. 30. Bedford TX 1/15: Smoking, including use of e-cigarettes, prohibited on hospital grounds. 31. Barbour County WV 8/14: Smoking prohibited on grounds of health care facilities. 32. Berkeley County WV 6/14: Smoking prohibited on grounds of health care facilities. 33. Brooke County WV 11/14: Smoking prohibited on grounds of health care facilities. 34. Fayette County WV 5/08: Smoking prohibited in public places generally and on outdoor property, including parking lots and sidewalks, of health care facilities. 35. Grant County WV 7/09: Smoking prohibited in in public places generally and on outdoor property, including parking lots and sidewalks, of health care facilities. 36. Greenbrier WV 7/12: Smoking prohibited on property of health care facilities. County 37. Hancock County WV 8/14: Smoking prohibited in in public places generally and on all outdoor property of health care facilities, including parking lots. 38. Marshall County WV 2/13: Smoking prohibited in in public places generally and on all outdoor property of health care facilities, including parking lots. 39. Mason County WV 5/16: Smoking prohibited on property of health care facilities. 40. Ohio County WV 11/15: Smoking prohibited in in public places generally and on outdoor property, including parking lots and sidewalks, of health care facilities. INDIVIDUAL POLICIES – HOSPITAL GROUNDS Hospitals, clinics, and psychiatric facilities are further promoting the health and safety of their communities by voluntarily adopting 100% smokefree grounds policies to protect employees, patients, and visitors from secondhand smoke exposure. This is a partial list. If you know of medical or healthcare facilities that have 100% smokefree grounds and are currently not listed, please contact ANR at [email protected] or (510) 841-3032 with that information. In addition, American Indian and Alaska Native sovereign tribal policies are not reflected on this list. Please contact us for more information on these, and visit our hospitals page at http://www.no-smoke.org/hospitals.html for more information on going smokefree. These policies have been adopted but are not necessarily yet in effect. Please contact the hospital itself to verify the status of its policy. + = Smokefree policy extends to all medical facilities owned and operated by the health system. 2 The following 4 national hospitals, clinics, insurers, and health service companies have adopted 100% smokefree grounds policies nationwide which extend to all their respective facilities, campuses, and office buildings. Kaiser Permanente Mayo Clinic SSM Health Care CIGNA Corp. At least 3,940 local and/or state/territory/commonwealth hospitals, healthcare systems, and clinics have adopted 100% smokefree campus grounds policies that protect all employees, visitors, and patients from secondhand smoke exposure within their campuses – including but not limited to facility buildings, outdoor areas, and parking lots. While it has become relatively common for hospitals and health facilities to have policies requiring that all buildings be smokefree indoors, this list only includes hospitals and health facilities with entirely smokefree campuses. State Facility Alabama Andalusia Regional Hospital Alabama Atmore Community Hospital Alabama Baypointe Hospital and Children’s Residential Services Alabama Brookwood Medical Center Alabama Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital Alabama Cattaway Burdick West Memorial Hospital Alabama Cherokee Medical Center Alabama Collins Medical Building Alabama Cooper Green Hospital Alabama Cullman Regional Hospital Alabama DCH Health System (4 campuses) + Alabama Decatur/Morgan Hospital (3 campuses) Alabama Dekalb Regional Medical Center Alabama East Alabama Medical Center Alabama Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital Alabama Flowers Hospital Alabama Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Alabama HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Alabama Helen Keller Hospital Alabama Huntsville Hospital (21 campuses) Alabama Jackson Hospital Alabama Jackson Medical Center Alabama Jacksonville Medical Center Alabama Lanier Hospital Alabama Marion Regional Medical Center Alabama Medical Center Enterprise Alabama Mizell Memorial Hospital Alabama Mobile Infirmary Medical Center Alabama Mobile Infirmary West Alabama Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Alabama Parkway Medical Center Alabama Providence Hospital Alabama Red Bay Hospital Alabama Regional Medical Center Alabama River View Hospital Alabama Russell Medical Center (2 campuses) Alabama Russellville Hospital Alabama Shoals Hospital Alabama Shoals Medical Building Alabama Southeast Alabama Medical Center (9 campuses) + 3 Alabama Southwest Alabama Medical Center Alabama Springhill Medical Center Alabama St. Vincent’s Health System (5 campuses) Alabama Stringfellow Memorial Hospital Alabama Thomas Hospital Alabama Troy Regional Medical Center Alabama USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital Alabama USA Knollwood Hospital Alabama USA Medical Center Alabama Vaughan Evergreen Medical Center Alabama Vaughan Jackson Medical Center Alabama Vaughan Regional Medical Center Alabama Vaughan Thomasville Medical Center Alabama Wiregrass Medical Center Alaska Alaska