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September 2014: Menu Strategies - Snacks

Click through Snapshots of all the menu strategy recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features snacks.

Operations

Expanding beyond foodservice

Seventy-three percent of operators strongly agree that the scope of a director’s job has expanded in the past five years to include responsibilities outside the traditional foodservice realm. That, however, doesn’t translate into managing additional departments, as 81% of operators are not responsible for departments outside foodservice.

New York Hospital Queens is trying to keep pace with the borough’s changing demographics by launching a new initiative aimed at helping Chinese patients feel more at home in a medical setting.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas could have a Chick-fil-A franchise in its main cafeteria as early as next March. Toni Watkins, director of food, nutrition and conference services for the 866-bed hospital, says that after a failed attempt several years ago, administration has given the green light to bring the fast-food company onto the campus.

Bill Gill was taken slightly aback as he entered the newly renovated Coshocton Hospital cafeteria Monday morning.

Saint Mary-Corwin Medical Center wants their neighbors in Bessemer to eat more fresh fruits and veggies, but that can be difficult if you can't drive to the grocery store.

Nick has made an impact on foodservice by enhancing cafe offerings and teaching ServSafe skills.

Visually, puddings and custards might not be as impressive as petits fours or multi-tiered cakes, but these humble sweets are true workhorses in the kitchen.

The three-year-old facility, part of the St. Luke University Health Network, is getting as much as 80% of the produce its foodservice department uses from its own backyard.

Even under the most posh conditions, being a patient in a hospital is never the same as being a guest at the Ritz Carlton.

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