St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Healthy Beverages Case Study

Steward Health Care System has implemented a system-wide Healthy Beverage Policy in all of its 10 facilities in order to model sound nutritional choices to the community, and address diet-related diseases such as obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. This comprehensive system-wide policy is the outcome of a successful sugar sweetened beverage reduction program undertaken by the system’s largest hospital, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.