Food Service
Sodexo Providing Accessible Dining Options at Waterman Village
Waterman Village houses six dining venues through Sodexo North America.
5/10/2023
NYC Health + Hospitals to Expand Plant-Based Meals
The hospitals are expected to serve over 850,000 plant-based meals in 2023.
1/13/2023
How Healthcare Facilities Can Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Foodborne illness outbreaks can be detrimental to healthcare facilities, not just patients, so it is up to managers to help prevent them.
6/21/2022
Critical Questions To Ask & An Approach That Works To Achieve Big Facility Goals
7/1/2024
Independent Living Communities Offers Residents Luxury Amenities
Waterman Village also features high-end fitness facilities, luxurious new homes and weekly social activities.
5/31/2022
How Healthcare Food Service Operations Work Through Ongoing Supply Chain Challenges
Hospital kitchens face the same challenges as families but on a much grander scale.
5/25/2022
Ramping Up Foodservice Operations for a Pandemic
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport overcomes daunting obstacles and challenges to accommodate rapid increases of COVID-19 patients
11/24/2021
UL Certification Recognizes Food Service Safety
Mark provides objective evidence that food service operations in healthcare facilities and other settings meet key food safety criteria
10/15/2021
How VA Figured Out Food Service During Pandemic
Goal was to provide guidance that would help foodservice teams at individual hospitals best manage their own situation
5/18/2021
Rethinking Ergonomics for Food Service Workers
Specialists observed workers, noting how when and where they were lifting improperly, pulling, pushing and reaching
5/5/2021
Hospital Says ‘Not So Fast’ to This Fast Food
Campaign persuades hospital to close Burger King
4/22/2021
Food Service Supply Chain Issues Prompt Changes
Management team decided to create secondary menus to ensure they had backup plan
4/21/2021
Food Program Reaches Beyond Hospital To Community
Objective is to provide nutritious food and education to help diabetic patients make healthy decisions
4/15/2021
Food Service Options for Outside Dining Demands
Patients and families concerned with health are venturing outside more thanks to vaccine rollouts
4/14/2021
Food Programs Adapt to COVID-19 Era
Instead of delivering meals to COVID-19 patients themselves, kitchen coordinates with nursing staff
4/8/2021
Food Program Extends Healthy Meals Beyond Hospital Walls
Before discharge, patients choose meals from a menu that supports individual health needs
3/22/2021
Program Targets Discharged Patients with Healthy Meals
Hospital also sent information to its 5,600 employees and 110 physician’s offices
3/9/2021
How COVID-19 Is Reshaping Food Service
How can managers use staff effectively to deliver a quality product and meet customer expectations?
2/24/2021
Rethinking Food Service in COVID-19 Era
University of California San Francisco Health relaunches delivery in main facility
2/23/2021
COVID-19 Will Transform Food Service
Cost pressures probably will force dining programs to seek relief
2/19/2021
Culinary Center Targets Hospitals and Resilience
Healthcare systems are seeking to prevent disease and health issues in communities by addressing social determinants of health
2/9/2021
Changes to Food Programs Could Outlast COVID-19
Atlanta hospital has eliminated self-serve stations, room service-style patient menus, and cash
1/28/2021
Food Programs Adapt in the COVID-19 Era
Service had to continue where many traditional models no longer were feasible
1/15/2021
Flexible Food Program Responds to Pandemic
Programs had to rethink and revamp operations while still ensuring the health of patients
1/14/2021
Hospital Targets Healthier Foods for Staff, Patients
Meal prep service helps people enjoy a stress-free, healthy meal at their convenience
1/6/2021
Food Service Workers To Receive Early Vaccines
CDC recommendations for vaccination priorities acknowledge risks facing key employees in healthcare facilities
1/4/2021
Food Programs in Senior Living Facilities Carry On
To deal with the COVID-10 pandemic, dining operations have had to change
12/22/2020
Health System’s Food Offering Targets Sweet Tooth
The facilities have offered dessert stations before but never a complete station dedicated to chocolate
12/21/2020
Rethinking Food Service in the COVID-19 Era
Managers in these operations no longer can use their tried-and-true ways of working
12/14/2020
Food Programs Pivot in Response to Pandemic
Micromarkets have popped, offering an easy way for hospital workers to pick up items without entering grocery stores
12/10/2020
Healthcare Facility Dining Programs Meet COVID With Innovation
At UF Health Shands Florida Hospital, dining staff started delivering food directly to COVID patients
11/3/2020
