Healthcare foodservice game changers

The new normal is intense competition among healthcare providers


Intense competition among healthcare providers puts unprecedented pressure on healthcare foodservice operators, according to an article on the Foodservice Equipment & Supplies website.

Challenges include mergers and acquisitions of healthcare systems continuing on enormous scales, a transition from volume- to value-based care and meeting the needs of increasingly sophisticated and discerning patients and retail customers.

Game-changing solutions include:

• Offering room service and meals on demand continues to increase as administrators look to improve patient satisfaction and reduce food waste. 

• Hospitals with a large number of Spanish-speaking patients offer a Spanish menu for patients

Read the article.

 

 



June 13, 2016


Topic Area: Food Service


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