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Boston hospital builds model dining space

The project aims to create a one-of-a-kind heath care foodservice featuring antibiotic-free meats, cooking classes and a “Chef’s Playground.”

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Anti-meat activists tap social media to force fast food out of hospitals

The pro-vegan Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is asking the public to pressure a pediatrics facility into dropping McDonald’s.

Patients at a new Georgia medical center campus are able to get fresh, cooked-to-order food with the tap of a finger on an iPad.

Chefs from two separate hospitals went head-to-head in a soup cook-off. Cafeteria diners were able to sample both soups for $1.

The newest community dining experience is Café 1007 at Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, offering fine dining, healthful dishes and a full-service salad bar.

“TUG” robots at UC San Francisco Medical Center’s newest hospital take on a boring task—meal delivery.

Cape Coral Hospital came together with Lee County School District and Caloosa Elementary and Middle Schools to create a learning experience that also provides produce for the hospital cafeteria.

A Portland, Maine-based hospital is partnering with a local pizza manufacturer to support the local economy and patients’ health at the same time.

As the Meatless Monday trend continues to grow, one medical center hosted a vegan workshop in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital uses “Tugs” to cart food, medicine and more to patient floors.

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