Palmetto General Hospital and North Shore Medical Center are dedicated to eliminating the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture and build a healthy, sustainable food supply. In honor of Food Day on October 24, alongside Health Care Without Harm and more than 300 other hospitals across the country, Palmetto and North Shore served meals featuring meat or poultry raised without non-therapeutic antibiotics.Every year, thousands of Food Day events throughout the country bring Americans together to push for improved food policies. This year, Palmetto General Hospital prepared rosemary roasted naked chicken with sundried tomato relish and Mediterranean braised tilapia. The chicken and fish were raised with no antibiotics, hormones, growth stimulators, animal by-products or pesticides in a stress-free and cage-free environment. The protein was accompanied by roasted tomato, fried boniato and steamed vegetables that were all locally grown. North Shore Medical Center prepared spicy Catalan pork stew, made with white beans, chickpeas, sweet potatoes, kale and grilled telera bread. They also served a roasted chicken breast baguette with fig marmalade, peppers and goat cheese. All the meat and poultry was raised without using antibiotics.
