Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) announced a partnership to form the first KFC wellness center. The move is seen as a last ditch effort for the financially strapped OHSU system to salvage the money loosing enterprise in the new South Waterfront Center for Health and Healing. The move would establish the first ever wellness center for KFC which is seeking to change its public image and association with high cholesterol, clogged arteries, obesity, and death. Not only will the move fill a need for affordable dining in the South waterfront area, but this will be the first ever “green” KFC in keeping with the green platinum status of the CHH building.
A portion of the health club will be retained and energy generated by attaching electrical generators to the spinning bikes, elliptical trainers, and weight machines. The electricity generated will be used to power the chicken fryers. President Joe Robertson remarked “this is an opportunity to bring Gilligan’s Island technology into the 21st century.” He went on to say that the “fat footprint” (similar to carbon foot prints) will be small since the pounds packed on from fried chicken, will be balanced out as calories are burned on the stationary bikes.
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