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Hospital patients suffer consequences

Where is the profit in having food shipped in from Ontario?

Editor, The News:

Re: Ignore hospital’s D grade (Health Care, April 19).

Great article, Marco Terwiel. It hit home with me, especially with respect to the food.

My 98-year-old mother resides in Baillie House, adjacent to the hospital. They are served the very same food the hospital puts out.

These residents are there for a reason, most because of inability to provide for themselves the care they need.  When it comes to meal time, to rate the food less than a D is an understatement; it’s closer to a Y.

How many of our elderly relish on things like spicy chicken and sweet and sour meat balls, mushy mashed potatoes?

Today we focus on healthy eating and organic foods, but somewhere those who would benefit most by it are shoved under the rug.

I can certainly see why the CEO has not taken up Dr. Terwiel’s challenge.

A family member has provided my mother with a fridge, in which she can keep several things she likes and I make sure it is stocked for her. We all chip in to take her food that she can eat. All of this is at no small expense, but that is what you do.

One should take a look at what is being thrown out and ask themselves where is the profit in this system of having it shipped from Ontario?

The only one benefiting is Ontario, while patients suffer the consequences.

Bob Kerfoot

Maple Ridge