01-05-2013, 07:37 AM
The only patient meal I got at HMC was a salad with chicken on it. Pretty healthy.
Most hospitals (I've spent time in 5, including HMC and Kaiser on Oahu) allow patients to choose what to eat. The "default" meals tend to be less healthy--I was once served chicken with white rice, a big white flour bun, and corn--three starches, no veggies! I think a lot of patients won't eat healthy meals, they want the white food they eat at home. And if the patient won't eat, they don't get better.
That said, canned papaya is unforgivable! It's kind of like hiring travelling nurses from the mainland instead of equally qualified local nurses who need work, which HMC is also doing.
Most hospitals (I've spent time in 5, including HMC and Kaiser on Oahu) allow patients to choose what to eat. The "default" meals tend to be less healthy--I was once served chicken with white rice, a big white flour bun, and corn--three starches, no veggies! I think a lot of patients won't eat healthy meals, they want the white food they eat at home. And if the patient won't eat, they don't get better.
That said, canned papaya is unforgivable! It's kind of like hiring travelling nurses from the mainland instead of equally qualified local nurses who need work, which HMC is also doing.