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Healthy Food Pledge Signers

Northeast
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Midwest

Northwest
California
Southwest

Total Number of Facilities: 304
(Follow links to view facilities' initiatives)

Northeast

Baystate Health, MA
Berkshire Medical Center, MA
Bon Secours Health System, Warwick, NY

Bon Secours Charity Health System:

Good Samaritan Hospital of Suffern, NY
Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY

Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, VT
Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT
The Center for Discovery, NY
Central Vermont Medical Center, VT
Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Keene, NH
Cooley Dickinson Hospital, MA

Covenant Health Systems:

Maristhill Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, MA
Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services, MA
St. Mary's Health System, MA, including:
     St. Mary's Residences
     St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion
     St. Mary's Regional Medical Center
St. Andre Health Care Facility, ME
St. Joseph Healthcare Nashua, NH
St. Joseph Manor Health Care, MA
St. Mary Health Care Center, MA
St. Mary's Villa, PA
Youville Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, MA
Youville House, MA
Youville Place Assisted Living Residence, MA

Danbury Hospital, CT
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
Fairview Hospital, MA
Fletcher Allen Health Care, VT
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, CT

Lincoln County Healthcare:

St. Andrews Hospital & Healthcare Center, ME
Miles Memorial Hospital, ME

Littleton Regional Hospital, NH
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY

Metro West Medical Center:

Framingham Union Hospital, MA
Leonard Morse Hospital, MA

Mid Coast Health Services:

Mid Coast Hospital, ME
Mid Coast Senior Health Center, ME
Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, ME

Milford Regional Medical Center, MA
Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center, VT
New Milford Hospital, CT
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, VT
Norwalk Hospital, CT
Olean General Hospital, NY
The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre, NY
Parkview Adventist Medical Center, ME
Porter Medical Center, VT
Regeis Care Center, NY
Rutland Regional Medical Center, VT
Schervier Nursing Care Center, NY
Shriners Hospital for Children, MA
Southwestern Vermont Health Care, Bennington, VT
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, MA

Mid-Atlantic

Abington Memorial Hospital, PA
Anne Arundel Medical Center, MD
Baltimore Washington Medical Center, MD
Bon Secours Baltimore Hospital, MD
Calvert Memorial Hospital, MD
Carroll Hospital Center, MD
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, PA

Christiana Care Health Systems:

Christiana Hospital, DE
Wilmington Hospital, DE

Cooper University Hospital, NJ
Geisinger Health System, PA
Georgetown University Hospital, DC
Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ
Holy Redeemer Health System, PA
Howard County General Hospital, MD

LifeBridge Health:

Courtland Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation Home, MD
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital, MD
Northwest Hospital, MD
Sinai Hospital, MD

Long View Nursing Home, MD
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, PA
Mercy Medical Center, MD
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, MD
Northwest Health and Rehab Center, MD
St. Joseph Medical Center, MD
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, MD
Sinai Hospital, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, PA
Union Hospital of Cecil County, MD
University of Maryland Medical Center, MD
The Valley Hospital, NJ
Washington Adventist Hospital, MD

Southeast

Baptist Health South Florida:

Baptist Hospital, FL
Doctors Hospital, FL
Homestead Hospital, FL
Mariners Hospital, FL
South Miami Hospital, FL

Bon Secours Hampton Roads:

DePaul Medical Center, VA
Mary Immaculate Medical Center, VA
Maryview Medical Center, VA

Bon Secours Richmond Health System:

Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond, VA
Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanicsville, VA
Richmond Community Hospital, VA
St. Francis Medical Center, Midlothian, VA

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System:

St. Francis Downtown, SC
St. Francis Eastside, SC

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, GA
INOVA Alexandria Hospital, VA
Mission Hospitals, NC
Reston Hospital Center, VA
St. Mary's of Campbell County, Lafollette, TN

Midwest

Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital, IL
Advocate Christ, IL

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Bethany Hospital, IL
Advocate Christ Medical Center, IL
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, IL
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, IL
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, IL
Advocate Trinity Hospital, IL
Good Samaritan Hospital, IL
Good Shepherd Hospital, IL

Altom Memorial Hospital, IL

Aurora Health Care:

Aurora BayCare Medical Center, WI
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, WI
Aurora Medical Center, Hartford, WI
Aurora Medical Center, Kenosha, WI
Aurora Medical Center, OshKosh, WI
Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers, WI
Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington, WI
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, WI
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, WI
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, WI
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, WI
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore, WI
Aurora West Allis Medical Center, WI

Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, IA

Bon Secours Kentucky Health System:

Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland, KY

Beaumont Hospital:

Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, MI
Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI

Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI
Bronson Methodist Hospital, MI
Cancer Treatment Center of America at
Midwestern Regional Medical Center, IL
Cass County Memorial Hospital, IA
Chelsea Community Hospital, MI
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, MN

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

Drake Center, OH
Galesburg Cottage Hospital, IL
Hennepin County Medical Center, MN
Henry Ford Health System, MI
Henry Ford West Bloomfield, West Bloomfield, MI
Hopedale Medical Complex, IL
HospiceCare Inc., WI
Illini Community Hospital, IL
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, MI
Marquette General Hospital, MI
Memorial Hospital of South Bend, IN
Mercy Medical Center, IA
Metro Health Hospital, MI
Northern Michigan Regional Health System, Petoskey, MI
Pana Community Hospital, IL
Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, MN
River Falls Area Hospital, WI
Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, WI
Sparrow Health System, Lansing, MI
Spectrum Health System, MI

St. Elizabeth Healthcare:

St. Elizabeth Covington, KY
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, KY St. Elizabeth North, KY
St. Elizabeth Florence, KY
St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas, KY
St. Elizabeth Grant County, KY

St. Joseph Mercy Health System, MI
St. Luke's Hospital, MN
St. Nicholas Hospital, WI
St. Vincent Hospital, WI
Swedish Covenant Hospital, IL
Valley West Community Hospital, IL
Waukesha Memorial Hospital, WI
Weiss Memorial Hospital, IL
West Hospital, IA
Winona Health, MN

Northwest

Cascade Healthcare Community:

St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, OR
St. Charles, Redmond, OR

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, WA
Good Shepherd Medical Center, OR
Island Hospital, WA
Kaiser Atrium Cafe, OR
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, OR
Kootenai Medical Center, ID

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

MultiCare Health System:

Tacoma General Hospital, WA
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, WA
Allenmore Hospital, WA
Covington Outpatient Center, WA

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, WA
Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, OR
Overlake Hospital Medical Center, WA
Shriners Hospital for Children, OR
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center, ID
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center, MT

Swedish Medical Center:

Swedish Cherry Hill, WA
Swedish First Hill, WA
Swedish Ballard, WA

United General Hospital, WA
University of Washington Medical Center, WA

California

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, CA
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA

John Muir Health System

John Muir Health, Concord Campus, CA
John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Campus, CA
John Muir Behavioral Health Center, CA

Kaiser Permanente, including:

32 facilities in CA, CO, GA, HI, OH, OR, WA

Scripps Memorial Hospital, Encinitas, CA
Sharp Coronado Hospital, CA

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

UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Washington Hospital Healthcare System, CA

Southwest

Catholic Healthcare West System Facilities

Including 40 facilities in CA, NV, AZ

Covenant Medical Center, St. Joseph Health System, TX
Cypress Creek Hospital, TX
Grand River Medical Center, CO
Spring Branch Medical Center, TX

Take Action

Health Care Facilities: To support the pledge simply download the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge (pdf), and follow the attached instructions. Pledged facilities will be regularly added to our website.

Key Resources

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)