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Dugan Best Gala Day to feature kids’ activities, giveaways, music, and more

Posted: 07/16/2025

Morrison Healthcare is a sponsor of The Dugan Best Neighborhood Alliance’s upcoming Gala Day this Saturday, featuring an inflatable water slide, prize giveaways, music, and more. Free food will be available while supplies last. The free, family-friendly event will be held at Dugan Best Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. [more]

Nutrition Informatics to Increase Dietitian Job Staffing, Impact, and Income with Julia Oblein, RDN

Posted: 07/01/2025

In this episode of Dietitian Career Success, Stacey Dunn-Emke, MS, RDN, founder of NutritionJobs.com, interviews Julia Oblein, RDN, Corporate Director of Malnutrition Programs at Morrison Healthcare, on how nutrition informatics is transforming dietetics from the inside out. With 15+ years of experience in healthcare administration and clinical nutrition, Julia shares how leveraging data, EMR systems (like Epic), and informatics tools can help dietitians (make more money). [more]

Roper St. Francis Healthcare launches nation’s first full-service coffee shop in a healthcare facility powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology

Posted: 06/24/2025

Roper St. Francis Healthcare celebrated today the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Palmetto Market, a futuristic cafe located inside Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, and the first full-service coffee shop with barista service in a U.S. healthcare facility to use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology. This innovative, AI-powered store blends artificial intelligence with human hospitality to redefine how patients, visitors and healthcare workers access food, beverages and everyday essentials; no lines or checkout counters required. [more]

Dietitian-Led Swallow Screening and Assessment for Early Detection of Swallow Difficulties and Improved Nutritional Intake: A Commentary

Posted: 06/20/2025

Jennifer Doley, Maureen Janowski, and Sunitha Zechariah emphasize the critical role registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) can play in early identification and management of dysphagia, a condition that impairs swallowing and can lead to malnutrition and poor health outcomes.  The article calls for expanded training and support for dietitians in this area, highlighting the potential for improved patient outcomes and healthcare efficiency. [more]

New Patient Menu to Debut at Monument Health

Posted: 06/05/2025

Compass One Healthcare and Monument Health invited hospital staff to West Auditorium in Rapid City Hospital for the New Patient Menu Expo. Various dishes were made available for sampling, including Sweet Heat Buffalo Chicken Salad, Pressed Cuban Sandwich, Butter Chicken Bowl, Chicken Tortilla Soup and Chocolate Mug Cake dessert. [more]

Redefining the Front Door of Healthcare: Finding success by bridging gaps in patient care and experience scores in emergency departments

Posted: 06/02/2025

As healthcare facilities across the country see an increase in emergency department (ED) admissions, it is even more important that food and support services teams are providing innovative solutions that support the needs of patients as well as hospital staff. Modern Healthcare published a Q&A with healthcare leaders Thomas Deringer, PhD, Tripp Grooms, MHA, FACHE from MUSC Health and Martin Wright which dives into the impacts that strategic solutions for food & EVS in the ED can have on the healthcare experience. [more]