Smoke-Free Environment

Stevenson Medicare Hospital is a Smoke-Free Area

Patients, staff and visitors are not permitted to smoke in the hospital buildings or on the hospital grounds

Under the Public Health Tobacco Amendment Bill governing smoking in the workplace, smoking is strictly prohibited in all hospital buildings.
As a member of the Health Promoting Hospitals Network, SMH promotes a completely smoke-free environment throughout the entire hospital and grounds. The hospital has a duty to provide a healthy environment and a safe place for patients to be treated.

What we ask of patients who smoke:

• Do not smoke while you are in hospital
• Do not bring cigarettes into the hospital
• Please support our efforts to create a healthy smoke-free environment for all who come to the hospital

Smoking cessation counselling/therapy is available and any patient who wishes to avail of this service should inform the Senior Nurse on duty.