Healthcare Food Service

Discover how to take your healthcare facility's food service program to the next level. Find the right equipment, supplies and advice to meet and exceed your community's expectations.

Equipment Tips & Advice

Learn About Food Service Equipment for Healthcare Facilities

Enhance your health care facility's kitchen with the right food service equipment and supplies.

	5 Equipment Choices for Effective Food Service in Healthcare Facilities High-volume food production and cleanup has its specified equipment requirements. Learn about the five equipment choices for effective food service operations in healthcare facilities.
	Commercial Ice Machines for Healthcare Facilities Learn about what ice machines are best for your healthcare facility.
	Food Handling in the Health Care Facility: Cross Contamination Concerns Cross-contamination is a concern in any food service facility, but it is of especial importance in health care kitchens. Learn more about cross contamination and how best to prevent it.
	The Top 3 Commercial Dishwashers for Hospitals and Long Term Care Facilities Get your dishes spic and span in not time flat with this selection of dishwashers.

On the Menu

Menu Tips and Ideas for Your Healthcare Facitlity

Keep your menu on trend without sacrificing nutrition or special diet requests.

	Liquid Diet Ideas and Equipment A liquid diet can be difficult both for patients and for kitchen staff. Look here to learn more about liquid diet ideas as well as the necessary equipment.
	Low-Sodium Seasoning Ideas and Recipes Low-sodium diets can be restrictive for patients and hospital kitchen staff alike. However, providing a tasty and ever-changing menu for low-sodium patients is far from impossible!
	Soft Foods Diet Ideas Soft diets, though not as limiting as liquid diets, can be difficult to maintain. Look here for ideas and inspiration on how to keep up with a soft foods diet.
	Therapeutic Diets: An Overview Most healthcare facility kitchen operators have to deal at one time or another with a patient's prescribed therapeutic diet. Here is an overview of the different types of therapeutic diets, and what kinds of patients might be prescribed them.

Health Care Food Service Industry Trends

Learn About the Latest Health Care Food Service Trends

Keep your cafeteria, room service or residential meal program fresh and up-to-date with the latest trends in health care food service.

	Food Safety for High Risk Populations Keep your patients and staff safe and sound with these tips for food safety in high risk populations.
	Hospital Cafe Planning: How to Provide Grab and Go Items that Drive Satisfaction and Revenue Learn how to set up a grab and go food and beverage retail center for your hospital's cafe.

Kitchen Design and Management

Create a Kitchen that Works for Your Facility

Put the right people and elements in place, to develop a kitchen that advances your health care facility's food service program.

	Healthcare Food Service Jobs: Find the Right Employees for Your Kitchen Learn about who you need to create a winning culinary team for your healthcare facility.
	How to Create a Hospital Food Service Environment That Encourages Rest and Relaxation Hospital cafeterias get a bad rap for being some of the most unpleasant places on earth. However, with some smart planning and creativity they can be transformed into centers of healing and relaxation for patients, visitors and staff alike.

Profiles in Health Care Food Service

Building Communities One Kitchen at a Time

Learn about how winning health care food service programs meet their community's needs and expectations.

	A Fresh Approach at Parker Adventist Hospital Parker Adventist Hospital in Parker, CO strikes a balance between healthy and delicious with a hospitable approach.
	Denver North Care Center: Putting Patients First Denver North Care Center serves a unique population and matches that with a unique vision of how healthcare facility kitchens should operate.
	Mis En Place Matters at Shalom Cares Running a kosher health care facilities has its fair share of challenges. Learn about how Shalom Cares continued care retirement facility makes it all happen.