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Health
12:50 pm
Wed May 23, 2012

Nutrition Issues To Take Stage At McDonald's Meeting

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A corporate watchdog group that recently sent letters to 22 hospitals, including Truman Medical Centers in Kansas City, asking them to oust McDonald’s restaurants from their campuses, is now taking its fast food plight directly to restaurant shareholders.

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Health
12:28 am
Thu March 8, 2012

How Fast Food Found A Home In One Hospital

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McDonalds at Truman Medical Center
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McDonalds (l) and Truman's cafeteria (r) are near the hospital's Charlotte Street entrance.
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This sign is often posted in the hospital's cafeteria.
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All the food at this cafeteria station is 450 calories or less.
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Truman CEO, John Bluford, eats lunch in the hospital's main cafeteria.
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Doreen Thomas prepares salads at Truman's recently expanded salad. bar.
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Baked chips have replaced regular chips in Truman's vending machines.
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A picture of John Bluford is on a hospital elevator, located near the cafeteria. The CEO is trying to create a culture of wellness in the hospital.
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The hospital has posted wellness tips around the hospital, including on this vending machine.
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The hospital has posted wellness tips around the hospital, including on this elevator.
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Outside Truman Medical Center on Charlotte Street.
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Truman Medical Center is on the front lines of health care in Kansas City.  The safety-net hospital treated nearly 100,000 patients last year.  But lately, hospital leaders have been trying to figure out ways to prevent people from getting sick and becoming patients in the first place.  CEO John Bluford has been waging a wellness campaign, promoting better nutrition and battling junk food. 

So what’s a McDonald's doing right inside a main hospital entrance?

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