Advocate Health Care's argument for furthering its antibiotic stewardship program through purchasing practices in food service. 

While Advocate has a robust antimicrobial stewardship program for prescribing practices, the organization continues to purchase meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products that are produced with large amounts of non-therapeutic antibiotics. With mounting evidence linking antibiotics in animal production to antibiotic-resistant infections in people this creates an inconsistent approach to antimicrobial stewardship throughout the Advocate system and its vision to provide the best health outcomes for its patients.