Smoking could affect your employment in Texas
According to KHOU.com a bold move is being made by a Texas hospital. El Paso’s county hospital won’t hire tobacco users after Oct. 1.
University Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Jim Valenti said the policy was put in place so the hospital, which has already banned smoking on hospital property, could encourage employees to lead healthier lives.
Several hospitals around the country have similar policies, though UMC appears to be the first Texas hospital to make such a move. This bold step gives smokers nother good reason to quit or better yet; not to start.
Dr Eisemann cautions patients who are smokers that they have additional risk with surgery. The risk is present with every surgical procedure;however, abdominoplastyand facelift can be particularly difficult. With both of these procedures there is tension on the incision and if the skin is weak due to damage from smoking there can be wound complications. The wound could take longer to heal and as a result scarring could be more significant. When patients quit at least 3 weeks prior to surgery and do not smoke 4 weeks after surgery they are less likely to encounter wound healing issues.
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