Hospitals & Long-term Care

Operations

Manufacturers increasing sales of healthy items

The study comes from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which in 2011 signed an industry agreement with 14 food manufacturers and three GPOs to “develop, produce and market healthier food products for schools at competitive prices,” according to the report.

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Covenant Village brings in new executive chef

John Ideen has been named executive chef at Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a continuing care retirement community in Golden Valley, Minn.

Food vendors doing business with Overlake Hospital Medical Center (OHMC), in Seattle, know without ambiguity what products the hospital’s hospitality dining services department does and does not want.

As more doctors use food as a medical tool, health care providers are making nutritious options more readily available — even farmers markets.

Click through Snapshots of all the recipes featuring beef from the September 2014 issue.

See what's happening with budgets and how operators are cutting costs. 

Wholesale prices for choice-grade beef—the main variety consumed in the U.S.—surged 11% from May 2013 to May 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Cura Hospitality has promoted Kimmi Campagna, CDM, to director of The Patient Experience and Partnership Development, Acute Care Services.

Lisa Poggas, director of nutritional services for Parker Adventist Hospital and Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, in Colorado, has a classic car collection, wishes she could be an artist and always has wine and cheese in her refrigerator.

he overall gender pay gap has been well-documented, but a new report shows it’s particularly pronounced in the food service industry, where women are being underpaid in just about every job – even when accounting for tips.

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