Did you know:

In 2018, there were 35,158,934 total registered hospital admissions

of Americans will stay in a hospital overnight in any given year?

About 7%

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33% of the hospital patients arrive at the hospital malnourished.

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And further

of those who aren’t malnourished when they arrive may become

so while at the hospital 

33%

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9.3

vending machines per hospital

in the US

7.1% of all vending machines in the US are in hospitals

In many hospitals, vending machines

are the only 24-hour food option

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of foods sold in vending machines did not adhere to school nutrition standards

81%

Candy comprises the greatest percentage of all foods offered in vending machines

Vending machine food

Poor eating habits before and during hospitalization is associated with:

â—† increased risk of pressure ulcers

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â—† impaired wound healing

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â—† immune suppression

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â—† increased infection rate

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â—† muscle wasting

â—† longer length of hospital stay

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â—† higher readmission rates

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â—† higher treatment costs

 

 

â—† increased mortality

 

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Hospital stays increase on average

2.3

days for malnourished patients. All of this drives up hospital costs.

Let Sally help you and your patients. 

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meals – all packed with necessary nutrients

Save time. Save costs. Save lives.