Alluserv Blog

Meal Delivery Selection Guide: How to Choose the Right Room Service Solution for Your Healthcare Environment

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:28:00 GMT

Do the numerous options of meal delivery carts overwhelm you? If your hospital or long-term care facility is in need of a new cart, we are here to help simplify the selection process and ensure that you have the proper cart for your operation. When purchasing your next cart, ask yourself the following questions...

Tags: Healthcare foodservice,meal delivery equipment,meal delivery

Greener, Leaner Operations & Healthy Hospital Food

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT

Tighter control of costs, production, and food costs will be made apparent more than ever in 2012.

Flexibility, energy management, sustainability, healthy food. Does this resonate in your operations? Whether you are getting menu selections via room service, hybrid of room service, written menus or bedside menu selections it is all about the cooking and meal delivery process to maximize the best of both...

Tags: hospital food,Healthcare foodservice,sous vide,green

Can Comparing Employees Backfire?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:20:00 GMT

We live in a world full of benchmarks and rankings. Consumers use them to compare the latest gadgets. Parents and policy makers rely on them to assess schools and other public institutions, and sports fans like them for help in sizing up their favorite teams. But what about when rankings are used at the office for appraising staff performance?

Tags: healthcare,management,performance

Better Equipment. Better Performance

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:31:00 GMT

The famous American writer Louis L'Amour once said, "Some say opportunity knocks only once, that is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it."

With this quote in mind, think about the food service industry. Innovative equipment, menu inspiration, and great wow service can help raise you above the competition. When working with innovative, advanced equipment, food service professionals enjoy greater efficiencies, better food preparation, and controlled costs. However, taking an advanced approach

Tags: meal delivery equipment,healthcare,foodservice equipment

Need Capital: What Approach Could I Take?

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:17:00 GMT

Faced with an ever-changing environment, health care food service leaders are experienceing elevated demands on delivering quality and efficiency yet faced with access to limited and shrinking resources.....

Tags: Capital,healthcare,Food Service

Hospital Food

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:33:00 GMT

What does it envision when you hear that repeatedly? Is it time to change how people think about your foodservice department?

Healthcare, foodservice, branding and marketing. Do those terms go together? Absolutely!

Tags: hospital food,healthcare,foodservice

Pods: Adding a Layer of Efficiency and Effectiveness

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:39:00 GMT

Research findings suggest that hospital foodservice quality is “significantly correlated with overall patient satisfaction” (Sheehan-Smith, 2006). The growing number of articles, blogs, and social media activities today that are aimed at increasing patient satisfaction also demonstrates this.

Tags: Pods,foodservice,healthcare

Hospitals Are Going Organic and Buying Local

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:21:00 GMT

Hospitals are not only working toward improving patients’ health through medical care and advice, but also through the meals they serve. Specific courses on cooking for healthcare patients and ‘no harm’ healthcare initiatives are available for hospitals to elevate their food service programs and erase hospital food’s bad rap...

Tags: healthy,hospital food,foodservice equipment

Putting Patients First

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:40:00 GMT

Studies show that a quiet, peaceful environment permits healing for patients and can result in better patient outcomes. The importance of a healing environment is reflected in the HCAHPS survey, which includes a question on the quietness of the unit. Not only does quietness promote comfort and healing, “Quietness of the Hospital Environment” is a one of the eight domains in the publicly reported HCAHPS survey.

Tags: hospitals,meal delivery equipment,patient satisfaction

Hospital Food

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:10:00 GMT

What does it envision when you hear that repeatedly? Is it time to change how people think about your foodservice department?

Healthcare, foodservice, branding and marketing. Do these terms go together? Absolutely!

Tags: hospital food,social media,foodservice