At Edward-Elmhurst Health in Elmhurst, Illinois, the hospitality department is looking for innovative ways to solve nagging employment issues that tend to beleaguer hospital kitchens. Finding sufficient employees at all skill levels, and retaining them long enough to provide training and Read More >>
Embracing Adventure when Rethinking Retail in Healthcare Foodservice
The thought of replacing equipment in hospital kitchens is daunting, but what it can do for retail sales and customer satisfaction is real motivation for hospitals to update their foodservice facilities. Many healthcare foodservice retail customers are hospital staff member who have come from Read More >>
The Patient Reigns: Room Service Hybrids
As hospital administrators continue to work toward increasing patient satisfaction while reducing food waste, an increasing number of hospitals are turning to some form of patient room service at meal times. For the implementation of any room service program to be successful, it must be efficient Read More >>
Competition Thrives and Cultures Change
The largest single issue facing health care providers in the United States continues to be controlling costs. Increasing competition in the marketplace demands that hospital kitchens continue to expand patient choices and improve services, while striking the right balance between improving patient Read More >>
Implement Small Changes to Make a Big Impact in Food Service
Hospitals and healthcare institutions are increasingly embracing healthier options in their foodservice operations for the benefit of patients, employees, and visitors. The stressful nature of the hospital environment often leads foodservice patrons to choose more comforting options rather Read More >>
Trends Shaping Senior Dining
As seniors enter long-term care and senior living communities at increasingly younger ages, the social aspect of dining becomes more important, as well as the quality and presentation of the food. In the coming year, there are key trends that will continue to have a major influence on dining Read More >>
How Hospital’s Upped Their Game in 2016
In looking back at the year that just passed, it's clear that the landscape of health care foodservice is changing. Hospitals are expanding services to provide more options to employees and visitors who patronize retail food sales outlets. Exciting options like food trucks, Read More >>
Healthcare Foodservice Checkup
In a recent survey, over 200 foodservice operators and one thousand consumers were surveyed about the priorities, perceptions, and needs of patients, staff, visitors, residents and the ways health care operators play a unique role in foodservice. In recent years, food has come to play a Read More >>
Vital Bytes Newsletter – March 2017
Vision Software is the leading provider of health care web-based food service solutions in the world. We are passionate about our mission: helping you to make a difference in the lives of the patients and customers in your care through excellence in food service informatics and extraordinary Read More >>
Healthcare Food Trends for 2017
Each new year brings advancements in the food service industry that have the potential to revolutionize the way health care food service providers feed patients, employees, and visitors who come to their facilities. Among the growing trends for 2017 are investments in equipment and personnel that Read More >>
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