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The Jewish General Hospital has shut down its decades-old cafeteria and replaced it with a shopping-mall-style food court that sells burgers, fries, hotdogs and smoked meat sandwiches to generate new cash revenues for the financially-squeezed institution.

Open for the last two weeks, the food court in Pavilion K is already being criticized for its high prices — $3 for French fries, for example — and for the questionable nutritional value of its deep-fried meals in an environment where healthy eating is supposed to be promoted.

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Unlike the old cafeteria — which made sure that trays of fresh fruit were available at the entrance and near the cash registers — the food court offers fruit cups and salads in only one of its kiosks near the back, tucked away on some shelves. Sugary drinks such as Coke and Sprite are now ubiquitous, while they were banned in the cafeteria.

“We also eliminated trans fats in the cafeteria and we moved away from jumbo sizes, but in the food court they’re selling jumbo-sized smoked meat sandwiches for $12,” said a source with knowledge of the hospital, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of concern for reprisals.