🏥 When the Cure Becomes the Risk: Why Even Hospitals Can’t Escape Foodborne Bacteria

Hospitals are supposed to be sanctuaries of safety — the one place where germs are constantly fought, floors gleam with disinfectant, and every surface smells sterile. Patients trust that behind the crisp white sheets and humming machines lies an invisible barrier between illness and health. Yet one threat manages to slip through even the most sanitized walls: foodborne bacteria.

It’s an unsettling truth — even hospitals, with all their strict sanitation rules and sterile procedures, have seen outbreaks of Listeria, Salmonella, and Clostridium difficile traced back to food prepared inside their own kitchens. The very place meant to heal can sometimes become a source of infection.

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