What Is Slow Food > Slow Food USA Blog Posted on Thu, May 29,
2008 by Jerusha Klemperer If you've been in a hospital recently,
whether as a patient or as a visitor, you know that the saddest
thing in there might be the food. Maybe you've even wondered:
how can they serve this junk in a hospital? The staff
nutritionists will meet with patients and tell them to eat fresh
fruits and vegetables, but those things generally won't be on
the hospital food menu. Healthcare Without Harm is an
international coalition of organizations that works to transform
the health care sector so it is no longer a source of harm to
people and the environment. They put out an encouraging press
release today that reports that 127 hospitals nationwide have
made significant changes in their buying practices "towards more
sustainably produced, healthier choices for patients, staff and
visitors" : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2008 8:00 A.M. ET
REPORT OUTLINES LEADING TREND IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR: HOSPITALS
NATIONWIDE PURCHASING LOCAL, SUS