Mon Valley Hospital becoming tobacco-free
Monongahela Valley Hospital is becoming a tobacco-free facility, effective Jan. 2, 2014.
“It’s the right thing to do,” said Louis J. Panza Jr., the health system’s president and CEO. “The residents of this area look to Monongahela Valley Hospital for guidance, and they trust us to act responsibly in matters related to preventative health care.”
The new tobacco-free policy will apply to all patients, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers, contractors and students on the hospital’s Carroll Township campus, including the parking garage. In addition, the use of tobacco products will be prohibited in all hospital-owned or leased buildings and outdoor areas, as well as vehicles parked on MVH-owned or leased premises.
Smoking and tobacco products include but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snuff and any other form of smokeless tobacco.