European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 24, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Hospital decides to relax anti smoking policy Cudahy wis. Api a Hospital s anti smok ing policy has gone up in smoke because it sent so Many patients doctors and nurses outside to Light up. Trinity memorial Hospital was among the Mil Waukee area hospitals that became smoke free As of july 4, with smoking either banned or severely restricted. The edict at Trinity memorial meant smokers had no alternative but to go outside and they persisted in doing so said James sliced a Hospital spokes Man. The resulting problems he said included patients began congregating outdoors in their Hospital gowns even though Many of them had to drag their intravenous equipment with them. Nurses sometimes had to accompany the patients which took personnel away from work stations. Some nurses physicians and other employees also went outdoors to smoke and while outside were unable to hear the paging system. After four months it was decided that Tor the Sake of patient safely smokers would be brought Back indoors under a relaxed policy Stried said this week. Smoking now is allowed in designated areas of the code shop and employee cafeteria he said. Although ventilation in the two designated smok ing areas has been improved to keep smoke out or non smoking areas the new policy has rekindle some of the past debate Over the Issue. It gets to be a bit like legislating morality Stried said. The smokers feel it s about time that they re accommodated More  on the other hand he said the non smokers fell that it was hypocritical for a Hospital to allow people to pursue Ari unhealthy habit on