I love Florida Hospital. Make that Florida Hospitals. They're all over the place. There is one close to us. Very reassuring. I had to call an ambulance several times for my husband Ken, and they were always here lickity split.Florida Hospital is part of the Adventist Health Care System and, as such, has a deep belief in holistic care.
A few weeks ago we heard the mayor of Winter Park, Florida speak. He's also the Florida Hospital Administrator in Winter Park. Therefore he's an Adventist. Adventists worship on Saturdays. Since he was talking with a bunch of Methodists he reminded us that Adventists were a break off from Methodism.
So, he said, We're just like Methodists - only 24 hours earlier.
But he was kidding. There are other differences. For instance, we Methodists love our red meat and pork products. Adventists do not eat meat, nor do they drink or ingest caffeine. I remember that, not too many years ago, they didn't serve these items to patients or even in their cafeteria.
This morning Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab wrote about Florida Hospital's war on bacon. For many years Wendy's has leased space from the hospital at their downtown site. Consequently, that particular Wendy's is the only one that does not serve burgers with bacon. But they do serve burgers!
Now the hospital has leased space to Panera Bread but Panera negotiated a contract that allows them to serve all the pork they want.
So times are changing.
However, even back in the old days, when the food at the hospital was well policed, it was still delicious. Lots of fresh vegetables and the baked goods were fabulous. Once, when it was Ken's birthday I asked him where he'd like to have his birthday dinner. He immediately said, Florida Hospital South Cafeteria.
So we did.
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