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Obese patients prompt hospitals to adopt new equipment, protocols
About one-fourth of all residents in Minnesota and Wisconsin are considered obese. Although the obesity rate in both states is several points lower than the national average of 33.8 percent, it has forced hospitals like Gundersen Lutheran to remodel their facilities to accommodate larger patients. (MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, 9/16)