Quit 'cold turkey' during Great American Smokeout
Elgin, Ill. - Advocate Sherman Hospital is partnering with the American Cancer Society on Thursday, Nov. 20, for the Great American Smokeout.
The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day.
At Sherman Hospital, an information table featuring smoking cessation materials, as well as guides to quitting smoking and the benefits of quitting, will be available for free to employees and the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafeteria at the hospital, 1425 N. Randall Road, Elgin.
Dr. C. Yeshwant, an oncologist on staff at Sherman Hospital, will also present a free lunch and learn from 1 to 2 p.m. in Conference Room C. He will discuss the effects smoking and lunch cancer prevention. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunches or purchase one from the café.
Twenty-five "Cold Turkey" sandwiches will also be handed out to employees and residents who are willing to "Pledge to Quit" or support a person who has made the "Pledge to Quit."
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S., yet about 42 million Americans smoke cigarettes, according to the American Cancer Society. Smoking is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the U.S., and another 8.6 million people live with serious illnesses caused by smoking.
About Advocate Sherman Hospital
Named the fifth most beautiful hospital in the U.S. by Soliant Health and built in 2009, the 255-bed Advocate Sherman Hospital features all private patient rooms, a 15-acre geothermal lake to heat and cool the facility, an advanced Emergency Department with a level II trauma center, a spacious Family Birthing Center and Special Care Nursery, a Heart & Vascular Center, a Cancer Care Center and a bright, open design to contribute to the healing process. Advocate Sherman is a certified Primary Stroke Center, Breast Center and Chest Pain Center, and also received a 2011 Silver Award from Illinois Performance Excellence (ILPEX). In 2012, it achieved Magnet® nursing status - the highest national standard for nursing excellence. Advocate Sherman provides services across the whole continuum of care, including three immediate care/outpatient centers, an imaging center and a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Advocate Sherman employs more than 2,200 individuals, has more than 600 dedicated physicians on its medical staff and is part of the Advocate Health Care network. For more information, visit AdvocateHealth.com/Sherman or call (800) 3-Advocate.
About Advocate Health Care
Advocate Health Care, named among the nation's Top 5 largest health systems by Truven Analytics in 2013, is the largest health system in Illinois and one of the largest health care providers in the Midwest. Advocate operates more than 250 sites of care, including 10 acute care hospitals and the state's largest integrated children's network. As a nonprofit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $571 million in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2011.