http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/hospital-bids-bye-bye-big-macs-others-may-follow-suit The McDonald's at the Truman Medical Centers' main campus in Kansas City, Mo., has closed, ending an epic, two-decade stint inside the hospital and making it the fifth health facility in the past few years to give the Big Mac the boot.<p>Earlier this year, hospital CEO <a href="http://www.trumed.org/truweb/corporate/about_tmc/executive_bios/bios_bluford.aspx">John Bluford</a> told The Salt that the <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/04/05/150091951/fast-food-chains-in-cafeterias-put-hospitals-in-a-bind">presence</a> of the McDonald's — located just feet from a revamped cafeteria to Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:51:05 +0000 Elana Gordon 3144 at http://wfpl.org Hospital Bids Bye-Bye To Big Macs, Others May Follow Suit http://wfpl.org/post/groups-launch-partnership-eliminate-child-abuse <p>Health care groups and other organizations in Kentucky and Indiana are launching an effort aimed at better protecting children from abuse and neglect.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.kosairchildrens.com/eliminatechildabuse" jquery17107654011430640069="15"><u><font color="#810081">Partnership to Eliminate Child Abuse</font></u></a> includes Kosair Children&rsquo;s Hospital in Louisville, which hosted an announcement today regarding an educational and awareness campaign addressing the problem.</p> Wed, 16 May 2012 17:39:22 +0000 Rick Howlett 322 at http://wfpl.org