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Hospital turns yard into organic farm

 Sep. 16, 2014

The three-year-old facility, part of the St. Luke University Health Network, is getting as much as 80% of the produce its foodservice department uses from its own backyard.

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Study: More than half of seniors in ERs poorly nourished

 Aug. 20, 2014

UNC researchers have discovered that more than half of UNC’s emergency-room patients that are 65 or older suffer from poor nutrition.

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Three tips for transforming hospital food into something more sustainable

Aug. 20, 2014

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is world renowned for its cutting-edge research and medical care. It is also a leader in sustainability, modeling healthy, sustainable food choices for patients, staff and visitors.

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Kansas promotes healthier hospitals

Aug. 20, 2014

The Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation (KHERF), an arm of the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA), ha The Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation (KHERF), an arm of the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA), has convinced 54 of KHA’s 128 hospital members to examine their food and beverage services with a goal of making their programs healthier.

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Six challenges hospitals aim to beat for green bill of health

Aug. 20, 2014

Going green, improving environmental performance, creating healthier environments — it all sounds good. And with a Hippocratic Oath to do no harm, hospitals are ripe with opportunity.

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Illinois nursing home board OKs food pact, despite concerns

Jul. 16, 2014

The Champaign County Nursing Home board of directors approved an estimated $731,460 dietary services contract with Healthcare Services Group of Pennsylvania.

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ANFP officers sworn in at national conference

Jul. 16, 2014

Kathryn Massey is new chair; awards also handed out at Minneapolis event

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Locally grown foods expand to major institutions

Jul. 16, 2014

A growing network of companies and organizations is delivering food directly from local farms to major institutions like Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in downtown Philadelphia, eliminating scores of middlemen from farm to fork.

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Louisiana hospital promotes healthier choices for employees

Jul. 16, 2014

Morehouse General Hospital has been working over the past year to improve the quality of life for its employees.

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Positive pricing

Jul. 14, 2014

In order to encourage customers to eat more healthfully, we reduced the price of our salad bar to $4.99 per pound, from $6.99. At the same time, we increased the price of sodas.

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