MCdonalds in Hospital

PennyLane, RN · Mar 4, 2003

What? Who is this guy? I think I reported this to a moderator, but nothing happened after I clicked "send report".

CCURN · Mar 4, 2003

I am not sure what the last few replies were about. However I am not sure that they were about this topic. Can anyone help ???????????

RNforLongTime · Mar 4, 2003

No, there is a Mediao spammer around here...who is posting a link to a prono site to every thread in this forum. As a co-moderator of this forum, I cannot delete these posts, only edit them and remove the link. Sorry for the confusion.

Kelly

ayemmeff · Mar 4, 2003

Originally posted by CelticNurse
.......Actually, I'm sorry to burst the bubble but that isn't true. There is (and has been for many years) a MacDonalds within the grounds of Guy's Hospital in London!

They also have a Starbuck's opposite the main gates and there is a pub at the back gate that has a Pizza Hut upstairs!

I know this, 'cos I enjoyed all of the above in my time as a hard working RN on a cardiothoracic surgical unit!! :roll

....Big Macs and fries on nights. Fantastic!!

Yep,you're right. My son had an appointment at Southampton General Hospital yesterday.(cardiac surgery centre for the area) and there is a Burger King in the foyer.

I'm just horrified.

Anagray, BSN · Mar 4, 2003

I work in Albany NY and our cafeteria is *great*. THey have a salad bar, all sorts of rolls and wraps, yogurts, desserts, as wells as cheeseburgers, bocca burgers, zuccini sticks. Dinner is also very good. an i must mention the best coffee within 5 minute walk.

The food is ok priced, but the cold drinks are very expensive. A few times a year, u can even get a free dinner served by the hospital CEOs.

If the cafeteria was replaced by McDonalds, I think most of the staff would be unhappy. Sinse I work on the cardiac floor, I would also be devastated, because we get a lot of patients with all sorts of problems and diabetes, who will make sure they pig out on McDs.

imenid37 · Mar 4, 2003

chick-fil-a in baltimore where my sister was hospitalized. subway too. we had sbarro where i used to work. our current cafee is just the reg old hospital grease and cardboard fare. no health food here!

ThirdWorldGirl · Mar 4, 2003

The hospital I'm working for used to have (years ago) a Burger King in the cafeteria, then decided to get healthier food and did away with B.K. then put in Subway's, much healthier indeed, but then decided (I think, I'm sure it went this way lol) "hmmmmmmm why let them make the money, let's make the money" and we now have a buffet, salad bar, sandwiches made by our cafeteria, and a grill. I don't care for McDonald's personally but it might be nice to have a variety of it.

Yankee in Texas · Mar 8, 2003

Parkland Hospital in Dallas HAS a McDonald's on it's ground floor :eek: . And yes, patients have been known to come up to the counter, while in their hospital gowns, and order food!

Service is not denied (they have shirt & shoes on). Unfortunately. one of our post-kidney transplant patients :nono: decided to make a visit. Six hours later ----> IV therapy was needed to correct his intake of french fries!!

NsgTiger · Mar 8, 2003

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who finds this odd. You would think that hospitals would be more health concious. But hey, I think the cafeterias are alomost as bad as McDonalds! Have you seen the grease they slap on those grills?

MoJoeRN,C · Mar 14, 2003

Originally posted by emmybsu
We have a McDonald's in our hospital. It's also the number one children's hospital in the state. Go figure!

But the hospital is also right across the street from a taco bell, pizza hut, donatos, chinese place, etc etc etc
so...go figure

and a few years ago, they were selling cigarettes in the book stores..

:)

Makes sense to me. Anymore the hospitals are more about money than health.

welnet66 · Mar 15, 2003

We have a Wendy's and just happen to be located in the stroke capital of the US!

Cath