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Smokers won't be hired at Sparrow Hosp.
New applicants will test for tobacco
Updated: Sunday, 24 Apr 2011, 11:33 PM EDT
Published : Sunday, 24 Apr 2011, 8:33 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) - Sparrow Health will no longer hire anyone who uses tobacco, the Lansing hospital announced Friday.
Current smokers can retain their jobs, but will have to keep paying more for health insurance, 24 Hour News 8 affiliate WILX reports.
The policy will take effect for new hires beginning May 1.
Job applicants who test positive for nicotine can reapply for a position after 90 days. It's the latest move, the hospital said, to promote healthy living.
Sparrow Hospital banned smoking on-site in 2007, but this measure should help enforcement.
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