Hospital food meets Earth Day at Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center's food is going green.
In an announcement tied to Earth Day celebrations, the hospital said today that CEO Elaine Ullian will sign a Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge. The promise commits Boston Medical Center to serving food that is better for patients, visitors, and employees while helping local farmers and decreasing greenhouse emissions.
The 626-bed hospital will buy local produce from Red Tomato, a Canton nonprofit organization that will sponsor a farmer’s market this summer on the hospital campus. The hospital also said it will purchase meat and dairy products raised without unnecessary antibiotics and hormones.
The Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge is a voluntary program of Health Care without Harm, an international coalition working to reduce the environmental impact of the health care industry. Eight other hospitals in Massachusetts have also joined the effort: Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Milford Regional Medical Center, Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston, and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham and Natick.
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Elizabeth Cooney is a former
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