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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand your concern, OP. The hospital has refrigeration. You know the whole hospital isn’t getting food poisoning from the chicken salad every day, right?[/quote]

I beg to differ, hospital-borne infections are commonplace and now that there is no federal agency to report and monitor - it’s a lost cause. 
The refrigeration is not happening between cafeteria and patient room. Any number of things can delay the cart significantly. I’d be careful. [/quote]
Those aren't from food.

In 1986 a report was published of food poisoning in a hospital staff canteen:
Eighty-two confirmed cases of salmonella food poisoning arose among hospital staff due to consuming contaminated tartar sauce served in the staff canteen. Many key personnel were affected and the hospital was closed to non-urgent admissions. In order to maintain the accident and trauma services, the normal policy of excluding infected persons from work had to be modified. Staff returned to work 48 h after they had become asymptomatic provided that they did not have contact with patients' mouths, food or drink. There were no secondary cases. During the investigation of the outbreak, lack of national guidelines for the preparation and handling of mayonnaise-based food products became apparent.

If food poisoning was happening to patients from hospital food, 
1. it would be in the news
2. it would trigger investigations by health department, The Joint Commission, and probably others
3. Notice what happened to the hospital itself--no non-urgent admissions. 
4. You can bet those guidelines were developed.

Having said that, given how awful hospital food is, I stick to yogurt and french toast. [/quote]

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