U.S. hospital balks at hiring obese workers

Medical centre refusing people with body mass index over 35

Citizens Medical Centre, a hospital in Victoria, Texas, issued a controversial hiring policy in March stating it does not hire anyone with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or higher. That’s the equivalent of someone who is five feet five inches tall and weighs 210 pounds.

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