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Healthy Food Pledge Signers
Total Number of Facilities: 227
(Follow links to view facilities' initiatives)
Northeast
Parkview Adventist Medical Center, ME
Littleton Regional Hospital, NH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
Cheshire Medical Center: Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Keene, NH
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, VT
Fletcher Allen Health Care, VT
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, VT
Porter Medical Center, VT
Fairview Hospital, MA
Cooley Dickinson Hospital, MA
Baystate Health, MA
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, MA
Berkshire Medical Center, MA
Milford Regional Medical Center, MA
Shriners Hospital for Children, MA
Metro West Medical Center:
Framingham Union Hospital, MA
Leonard Morse Hospital, MA
New Milford Hospital, CT
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, CT
The Center for Discovery, NY
Regeis Care Center, NY
Mid Coast Health Services
Mid Coast Hospital, ME
Mid Coast Senior Health Center, ME
Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, ME
Covenant Health Systems
St. Joseph Manor Health Care, MA
Youville Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, MA
Youville House, MA
Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services, MA
Youville Place Assisted Living Residence, MA
Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, MA
St. Mary Health Care Center, MA
St. Joseph Healthcare Nashua, NH
St. Andre Health Care Facility, ME
St. Mary's Villa, PA
Sisters of Charity Health System, MA, including:
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
St. Marguerite d'Youville Pavilion
Marcotte Congregate Housing
Lincoln County Healthcare
St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center, ME
Miles Memorial Hospital, ME
Mid-Atlantic
Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
Cooper University Hospital, NJ
Holy Redeemer Health System, PA
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA
Abington Memorial Hospital, PA
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, PA
Sinai Hospital, MD
Carroll Hospital Center, MD
Anne Arundel Medical Center, MD
Mercy Medical Center, MD
Baltimore Washington Medical Center, MD
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, MD
Washington Adventist Hospital, MD
Long View Nursing Home, MD
Northwest Health and Rehab Center, MD
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, MD
Christiana Care Health Systems
Christiana Hospital, DE
Wilmington Hospital, DE
Southeast
Mission Hospitals, NC
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
St. Francis Downtown, SC
St. Francis Eastside, SC
Bon Secours Hampton Roads
Maryview Medical Center, VA
DePaul Medical Center, VA
Mary Immaculate Medical Center, VA
Midwest
Bronson Methodist Hospital, MI
Chelsea Community Hospital, MI
Metro Health Hospital, MI
Drake Center, OH
Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, IA
West Hospital, IA
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, MN
St. Luke's Hospital, MN
Hennepin County Medical Center, MN
Waukesha Memorial Hospital, WI
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, KY
HospiceCare Inc., WI
Swedish Covenant Hospital, IL
Cancer Treatment Center of America at
Midwestern Regional Medical Center, IL
Hopedale Medical Complex, IL
Advocate Christ, IL
Pana Community Hospital, IL
Illini Community Hospital, IL
Altom Memorial Hospital, IL
Galesburg Cottage Hospital, IL
Weiss Memorial Hospital, IL
Valley West Community Hospital, IL
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital, IL
Aurora Health Care
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, WI
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, WI
Aurora West Allis Medical Center, WI
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore, WI
Aurora BayCare Medical Center- WI
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center- WI
Aurora Medical Center, Hartford, WI
Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers, WI
Aurora Medical Center, OshKosh, WI
Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, WI
Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, WI
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, WI
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, WI
Advocate Health Care
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, IL
Advocate Bethany Hospital, IL
Good Shepherd Hospital, IL
Advocate Trinity Hospital, IL
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, IL
Good Samaritan Hospital, IL
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, IL
Advocate Christ Medical Center, IL
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, OH
Euclid Hospital, OH
Fairview Hospital, OH
Hillcrest Hospital, OH
Huron Hospital, OH
Lakewood Hospital, OH
Lutheran Hospital, OH
Marymount Hospital, OH
South Pointe Hospital, OH
Northwest
Good Shepherd Medical Center, OR
Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, OR
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, OR
Kaiser Atrium Cafe, OR
Shriners Hospital for Children, OR
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, WA
Overlake Hospital Medical Center, WA
University of Washington Medical Center, WA
Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, WA
Island Hospital, WA
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, MT
Kootenai Medical Center, ID
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center, ID
MultiCare Health System
Tacoma General Hospital, WA
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, WA
Allenmore Hospital, WA
Covington Outpatient Center, WA
Cascade Healthcare Community
St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, OR
St. Charles, Redmond, OR
Legacy Health System
Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, OR
Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, OR
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Medical Center, OR
Legacy Meridian Park Hospital, OR
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center, OR
Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, OR
Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Cherry Hill, WA
Swedish First Hill, WA
Swedish Ballard, WA
California
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, CA
Kaiser Permanente, including:
32 facilities in CA, CO, GA, HI, OH, OR, WA
St. Joseph Health System
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (3 campuses), CA
Petaluma Valley Hospital, CA
St. Jude Medical Center, CA
St. Joseph Hospital, CA
St. Mary Medical Center, CA
John Muir Health System
John Muir Health, Concord Campus, CA
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Campus, CA
John Muir Behavioral Health Center, CA
Southwest
Grand River Medical Center, CO
Covenant Medical Center, St. Joseph Health System, TX
Catholic Healthcare West System Facilities
Including 40 facilities in CA, NV, AZ
Key Resources
- HCWH Europe – Better Food, Better Health, Better Environment: The Benefits of Sustainable Food Procurement in Hospitals (pdf)
- HCWH Europe – Model Menu for Sustainable Food (pdf)
- HCWH Europe – Recipe for Change: 10 "Golden Rules" for Getting More Local and Organic Food onto Hospital Menus (pdf)
- HCWH Europe – Fresh, Local and Organic: A Successful Recipe for Improving Europe's Hospital Food (pdf)
- Food Service and Climate Change
- Menu of Change: Survey of Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge Hospitals (pdf)
- List of Healthy Food Pledge Signers
- Food Service Contractors: Download the Healthy Food in Health Care Food Service Contractor Pledge (pdf)
- Redefining Healthy Food, a Robert Wood Johnson White Paper (pdf)
- Food and Food Purchasing: A Role for Health Care (pdf)
- HCWH Policy Statements on Genetically Engineered Food, Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH), and Antibiotics
- Feeding Arsenic to Poultry: Is This Good Medicine? (pdf)
- Guidelines to Increase the Use of Local Foods at Meetings by the Society for Nutrition Education
- Healthy Vending Criteria (pdf)
- Farmers' Markets and CSAs on Hospital Grounds (pdf)
- Hospital-Supported Agriculture and Hospital Gardens
- Cultivating Common Ground: Linking Health and Sustainable Agriculture, a report by Prevention Institute (pdf)
- Choosing Environmentally Preferable Food Service Ware (pdf)

