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Business, staffs work to make hospital food a little better

By Rachel Weaver
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, February 28, 2011

Kimmi Campagna knows hospital food has a bad reputation, and she's on a mission to change it.

"Truly, traditional institutional cooking has been based on limiting and removing things," said Campagna, director of partnership development for Cura Hospitality, a member of Eat'n Park Hospitality Group that specializes in health care dining.

"I want people to leave the hospital and say, 'That was the best food I ever had.' I believe we're really close to that."

This month, Heritage Valley Health System, with locations in Beaver and Sewickley, announced a partnership with Cura intended to improve dining experiences for patients, guests and staff.