[yldstrk]

being in a hospital is a horrible ordeal, all the racket, light, taking vitals in the middle of the night, not to mention the food

[Eric in the Ozarks]

When my late mother was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, the noise in the hallway was unbelievable.
Each room had a locked chart box on the wall by the entry door, opened by typing in a code number.
When the box door wouldn't open quickly, the nurses would beat on the metal doors. This went on 24 hours a day.

[R. Scott]

Ah! Hospital food!
When I was in the Annapolis hospital my meals (due to my injury) mostly consisted of an IV, Jell-O, broth and decaf coffee. The Navy Commander across from me often had steak dinners. He obviously enjoyed them and would smile and ask me how I enjoyed my green Jell-O.
When I was in the Portsmouth hospital I had regular – but bland – food. No salt and decaf coffee.