News & Press
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New Patient Menu to Debut at Monument Health
Posted: 06/05/2025Compass 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]
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Redefining the Front Door of Healthcare: Finding success by bridging gaps in patient care and experience scores in emergency departments
Posted: 06/02/2025As 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]
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Atrium Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital: Bringing patients joy through food
Posted: 05/28/2025Welcoming guests at a hospital is a challenging type of hospitality. One can design beautiful sun-drenched buildings, send cheerful staff to check in with patients frequently, and employ providers who work efficiently—and even still, it’s not likely that the guests would choose to be there if they had the option. The Morrison Healthcare foodservice team goes to great lengths to brighten patients’ days through special meals, birthday celebrations and more. [more]
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Morrison Healthcare Chefs Named in FoodService Director’s Healthcare Recipe Contest
Posted: 05/19/2025Two Morrison Healthcare chefs have received the honors of winner and runner-up in Foodservice Director’s Healthcare Recipe Contest. This was the first year this contest was held, and winners were selected based on creativity and success of the menu items, quality of ingredients, and the story behind the dish.
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Food Is Medicine: UVA Health Dialysis Food Pharmacies Are Transforming Health and Inspiring Hope Across Virginia
Posted: 05/13/2025Did you know one in three adults in the United States is at risk for kidney disease? And one in seven adults has kidney disease — and 90% of them don’t know it? That’s according to the National Kidney Foundation. At UVA Health, our Dialysis Food Pharmacy Program is marking five years of providing our patients with easier access to healthy foods to help meet their nutritional needs. [more]
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Why Am I Not Losing Weight in a Calorie Deficit? Dietitians Reveal 6 Common Mistakes and Fixes
Posted: 05/01/2025A calorie deficit is when you take in fewer calories than your body uses to meet your energy needs (which varies between individuals), explains Palina Lancaster, RDN, Director of Dining Services and dietitian at Morrison Healthcare. Essentially, you’re burning more calories than you’re consuming. As a result, your body uses stored fat to burn energy, which is what contributes to your weight loss progress. [more]
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