Hospitalized After Falls and Weak Legs

[NY_Dutch]

Our local hospital hired a catering company several years ago, and the food has been great since then. The menu choices always include three entrees to choose from, along with a variety of side dishes and desserts. When my wife was in the hospital for the three weeks ending in her death, I was at her bedside everyday from the time she got her breakfast tray until she was done with her dinner tray. When the kitchen staff came around each day to get her menu choices, they always included my choices for a guest tray at no cost. I only took a lunch tray since I ate breakfast before arriving and left right after helping her with dinner. Every meal was as good as I would expect in all but the very highest end restaurants.

 

[Larry N.]

Most hospital food is horrible and it's been that way for decades.

Interesting-- back in the early 1970s, when my wife was in the hospital for child birth (and a couple of other things), the hospital in ABQ where she went had decent food. In fact, our second son was born very early on the day after our wedding anniversary, so the hospital served us a very nice candlelight dinner for our anniversary.

About 2005, when DW had to go to the emergency room (turned out to be congestive heart failure), during her several day stay the food was excellent in the hospital near Louisville, CO where I took her.

Granted there may have been many places with poor food, or just not what folks preferred, but it wasn't that way everywhere, even 63 years ago.

 

[UTTransplant]

When I worked in hospitals 50 or so years ago, a normal diet wasn’t bad food. But we did get a lot of complaints on low carb or low fat or other specialized diets. I always figured a lot of those were from people who had been eating “normal” and came down with a disease or injury that required a diet change. Let’s face it: if you love carbs and end up in a hospital with diabetic ketosis, you aren’t going to be dreadfully happy with the low carb diet you now have to follow.

 

[Rene T]

My wife has been in the hospital for 5 days now and every day she is praising the cafeteria for the great tasting food they’ve been serving.

 

[Wasillaguy]

Hospital cafeterias are open to the public. I wonder why more people don't go there just to dine, what with the great food and low prices.
Chef Duane- How high did you go in your career? Did you make it all the way to hospital cafeteria chef?

 

[NY_Dutch]

Hospital cafeterias are open to the public. I wonder why more people don't go there just to dine, what with the great food and low prices.
Chef Duane- How high did you go in your career? Did you make it all the way to hospital cafeteria chef?

In our local hospital, the public cafeteria is a separate operation entirely from the patient food service, run by a different contractor. It's big on sandwiches, side dishes, and desserts, with only a few hot entrees.The food is good, but not good enough to bring in outside traffic just to eat. Would you go to a restaurant that only offers three entrees, and only at specific meal times?

 

[UTTransplant]

My wife has been in the hospital for 5 days now and every day she is praising the cafeteria for the great tasting food they’ve been serving.

How’s your wife doing? I hope they find out what was causing her issues.

 

[Rene T]

She is doing pretty good. They discharged her yesterday. Her biggest problem was not the hip but swelling of both legs. It was caused by fluid retention. Both legs are just about down to normal size now. The surgical leg is still a little swollen but that’s expected. So far, having her hip replaced was much better and less painful than having her knees replaced

 

[Derby6]

What about you seilerbird. How you doing?

 

[Seilerbird]

What about your seilerbird. How you doing?

Absolutely horrible this has been the worst three weeks of my life.

 

[Tom]

 

[Derby6]

Well ****. Hang in there.

 

[Rene T]

Tom, I wonder what the nurses would say about the last 3 weeks. lol

 

[Jackiemac]

Absolutely horrible this has been the worst three weeks of my life.

You're still here and as feisty as ever. Hoping you can get home soon.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Any good news yet Tom?

 

[Tulecreeper]

Can we get an update from someone?

 

[msw3113]

Can we get an update from someone?

Yea, how's our favorite Yellowjacket these days?

 

[Seilerbird]

Any good news yet Tom?

Nope, things are only getting worse.

 

[Arch Hoagland]

Well I'm hoping things turn around soon for you Tom!

 

[Rene T]

Nope, things are only getting worse.

Are you home now Tom?