Sioux Falls, SD, October 26, 2026 —

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that more than 250 hospitals have pledged to serve healthier meals to patients, describing the effort as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda.

Kennedy made the announcement during a press conference at the Corewell Health Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine Practice. The announcement identifies the number of hospitals involved and the stated goal of improving patient meals, but does not provide further details about the pledge.

The announcement did not identify the participating hospitals, explain what standards or practices would qualify meals as healthier, or say when the pledge was made. It also did not specify whether the hospitals have begun changing their menus or how progress will be assessed. The information provided does not include details about the role of HHS in the effort or whether the pledge involves any formal requirements.

Those details were not included in the announcement summary. As a result, the scope of the planned changes and the hospitals’ individual commitments cannot be determined from the information available. No statement from participating hospitals or additional comments from Kennedy were provided.

The announcement links the hospital pledge to Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Beyond that connection, the available information does not describe the agenda’s specific provisions as they relate to hospital food, or outline how the pledge fits into any broader policy effort.

The announcement establishes that more than 250 hospitals have pledged to serve healthier patient meals, but leaves key questions about implementation, participating institutions and oversight unanswered.


Story summarized from the original created by Joseph Choi on thehill.com, see more information here.

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