Hospital to butt out smoking

It always makes me sick to see pregnant women smoking. Doctor's and nurse's shouldn't be smoking either. Good Move to go smoke free

yes i am extremely happy about this.

About time!!!!

When you have all finished patting yourself on you back about how Righteous this decision is how about a thought for those with the nicotine addiction. How many of you have had your caffeine hit today?

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can just imagine who will be the first people to complain about the cranky staff at the hospital...non-smokers of course. smokers will definitly feel compassion for them. i feel it's the worse descision made in regards to smoking. why not have your security tell smokers to step away from the doors.it's getting mighty ridiculous, soon will be segregated away from the city limits just to smoke. it's a free country, just not for smokers.

They should be segregated, it is a disgusting habit that costs everyone health, time and money.

it is really unsanitary for the hospital staff to wear their scrubs outside to smoke. I doubt that they all change their scrubs when they come back inside.

richardvoyageur...it's our health our time(really don't know what time has to do with it) and our money. just BUTT out of our habits. i would like to see someone get into your bad habits. How about this....you can only drink alcohol inside your house, but hey will tax the hell out of you though. hey how about all the coffee drinkers...well now you'll only be able to drink coffee or alcohol where they tell you to.

Linda tried your electronic cigarettes. made me so sick. i would not suggest it to anyone. yuk!!!

Perhaps high calorie,food with fat, junk food and pop should also be banned from hospital grounds.

Not that I agree with smoking but I think it is a bad idea to not allow smokers to smoke while at work. These staff will not be thinking as clearly as their judgement might be clouded while they are going through withdrawal. Are they at least permitted to walk off the property to smoke?

STOP BASHING THE SMOKERS......Cum on man...If people what to smoke and kill them selfs, Let them....If your walking near or around a building and u see someone smoking in front....USE ANOTHER DOOR....NON DRINKER don't drink but the still go to the BAR....So lets band all non drinkers from the bars to...Oh they sell smokes in store...So let band non smokers from going into the store to.....Lets just band everybody from doing anything.....

some patients are extremely sensitive to scents/smells. the smell of cigarette smoke (and perfumes) lingers on clothes and can be quite offensive. this can sometimes trigger a reaction in a patient.

Maybe they should of turned st.JO's into a non-smoking hospital then......

I've had my coffee this morning..... BUT no one near me had to deal with my 2nd hand double-double.

That's the problem I have with those who smoke (near the doors etc or huddled in groups near a door; Us non smokers have to wade through their 2nd hand smoke to get into a building.

what about the money drugaddicts is causing the health system or alcoholics or overweight people , belive me its way more than the smokers do

Second hand doucle-double! LOL, that's good!
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What I don't get is why they are still allowing the patients to smoke? Many of them are probably there BECAUSE they smoke and yet are allowed to continue to do so where the employees are not? I think if you make a rule, it should apply to everyone.

they need to find an alternate solution for the patients, most of them cannot walk very far to smoke, but the others can walk off the property

In reply to your comment Spammy, I agree nobody has to deal with your second hand Double-Double. But I wonder how many people have to deal with your bad temper, if you couldn't have a coffee when you needed one. Besides there are many other things that is costing the Hospital way more money then smokers do. Like drug addicts and Alcoholics and obese people, they don't only abuse their bodies like smokers do, but also distroy families, marriages,children ect. I never heard a child of a smoking person say, my life is ruined because my parents smoked, and like I have seen in children of drug addicts and alcoholics. I don't see a big write up about the effects the LCBO has on alcoholics.

Spammy count yourself lucky that the building you are walking into is non-smoking. so give us the outside to smoke and stop complaining. i never smoke in front of buildings, in respect to you as a non smoker. so give us the respect of smoking. if smokers are smoking were they shouldn't be then call the damn by-law officer or get someone from the building you are entering to make them move. it's up to the building owner or operater to stop people from smoking outside the doors. don't blame all smokers for second hand smoke. why should we be punished for unrespectable smokers. i hate the smell of perfum..makes me quit ill. but i don't go around complaining and demandeding that if you're going to wear perfum or cologne to step outside and far far away from any buildings.