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Morrison Healthcare & Mayo Clinic: Building A Global Food And Nutrition Program
Learn more about how viable partnerships and a forward-thinking food strategy help drive healthier behaviors and accelerate change at our nation’s top-ranked hospital.
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Chef Justin Newgaard Wins IFPA Produce Excellence in Foodservice Award
International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the nine recipients of its 2025 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards, an annual program that spotlights culinary leaders who champion fruits and vegetables on American menus. Among the winners was Chef Justin Newgaard from Morrison Healthcare for the category of Hospitals & Healthcare. [more]
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SGMC Health Unveils New Patient Menu
SGMC Health, in partnership with Morrison Healthcare, is excited to introduce a revamped patient menu aimed at enhancing both nutritional balance and comfort. Understanding that diet is crucial to the healing process — equally as important as prescribed treatments — SGMC Health’s Food Services team has developed a menu that caters to patients’ dietary requirements while offering a diverse array of familiar favorites. [more]
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Carolyn Barcikowski Recognized As a Nominee in Lancaster's Women in Leadership
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Lancaster Online asked its readers to nominate inspirational Lancaster County women serving in leadership roles. Among the 50 featured women is Carolyn Barcikowski, a Morrison Healthcare Manager at Lancaster General Health. With over 16 years of experience, Carolyn is an excellent example of a woman in leadership. Read the full article to learn more about the other inspiring women in Lancaster County. [more]
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Morrison Leaders featured in Today's Dietitian Discussing Foodservice Satisfaction Scores
Wendy Phillips, MS, RD, LD, FAND, FASPEN, Regional Vice President for Morrison Healthcare, and Grant Randall, JD, National Director of Consumer Experience for Compass One Healthcare, recently co-authored an article that was featured in Today’s Dietitian. The article discusses how including Food and Nutrition related questions in patient satisfaction surveys can help give a wider lens of the patient experience that can attract new patients and retain current ones. Check out the full article to learn what their suggestions are! [more]
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Feasibility of Self-investment in a Medically Tailored Meals Program by a Large Health Enterprise: Cleveland Clinic Experience
Medically tailored meals (MTM) programs run by healthcare institutions can enhance patient satisfaction, reduce hospital visits, and lower healthcare costs, particularly for vulnerable populations. Providing healthy, frozen meals over an extended period is feasible, though it requires significant initial investment. Large healthcare institutions should consider implementing such programs to prioritize primary prevention in the US healthcare system. [more]
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Local Dining Gem? This Central Georgia Hospital Wants to be a Community Hub and Change the Way You Think About Hospital Food
Hospital cafeterias aren’t typically known for their inviting atmosphere or standout meals—but at Monroe County Hospital, the dining experience is about more than just food. It’s about community. For years, the hospital has quietly opened its cafeteria to the public, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner to anyone who walks through its doors. In the past couple of years, the hospital has spread the word through social media and the local paper. Forget the stereotypes of bland hospital meals. Monroe County Hospital’s menu offers a rotating selection of homestyle favorites, from breakfast casserole and breakfast pizza to salmon patties and cheese grits. [more]
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Room Service Toolkit: Securing Efficiencies and Improving the Patient Experience
Morrison Healthcare’s Room Service Program is an on-demand meal ordering program that affords the patient greater perceived control over their meals and improves patient satisfaction. The Room Service Toolkit is a collection of best practices to optimize the Room Service Program itself. See how our Patient Solutions support team collaborated with onsite leadership to identify an opportunity to improve meal delivery times, and positively impact food quality and the patient experience through the Room Service Toolkit.
Better Communication Driving Richer Patient Experience At OhioHealth Grant Medical Center
Compass One Healthcare’s exclusive partnership with Relay is improving staff communication and having a meaningful impact on patient care at Grant Hospital. The Food and Nutrition team at OhioHealth Grant Medical center needed to get a more complete view of its people to manage their overall operations more efficiently. Grant Medical Center chose Relay, the cloud platform for frontline teams, to help do that.
Enabled Tech Helps Keep Nurses At Top Of License
TaskVue provides clinical care workers visibility into the patient meal process. From not ordered to delivered, the status for every patient meal is visible through a single dashboard. By implementing the Morrison Healthcare exclusive patient meal ordering and delivery system–the most affordable, best-in-class solution on the market– we can keep nurses operating at the top of their license by shifting non-clinical tasks to support services and providing more predictability around delivery and service requests.