Healthcare foodservice professionals are facing the changing environment with creative solutions for containing costs; generating revenue; providing responsive, high-quality, patient-centered care and introducing wellness-focused initiatives, according to an article on the Food Service Equipment & Supplies website.
Healthcare foodservice was poised for a change regardless of what happened on the political landscape. Facilities were aging, baby boomers were entering a new stage of their lives and consumers were becoming more engaged in their own health.
While not a primary revenue generator for a healthcare facility, the importance of foodservice operations has never been greater, the article said.
According to the article, the trends facing the healthcare foodservice industry are:
• System consolidation
• Data Integration and synthesis
• Consolidation and Supply Management
• Patient service takes many forms
• Retail services multiply exponentially
• Food helps wellness initiatives grow and get healthier
• Lean, green and sustainable
• Resident-directed long-term care
• Finding new technologies
• Image enhancement
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