The top 10 healthcare foodservice stories of the year

Hospital’s new market focuses on people, the planet

Spectrum Health’s Michigan Street Market engages community, serves Butterworth Hospital with a sleek design, fresh produce mini market, local sandwiches and sushi, fresh smoothies, house-smoked meats and more.

Green Kitchens program a versatile, cost-effective option for healthcare contractor

Food Management Group platform delivers space, labor and renovation cost reductions while turning out healthier meal choices.

New coffee bar gives hospital lobby a jolt

A cool Starbucks-branded coffee kiosk takes South Georgia Medical Center’s lobby from ho-hum to hip—and brings in big bucks.

Hospital opens micro grocery to benefit staff

Bronson Healthcare Group

Bronson Methodist Hospital converted a gift shop space into a market specializing in fresh foods so employees can have convenient access to affordable, healthy options.

You’ve come a long way, vegetarian menu!

Metz’s VegFest pumps up the veggie volume with dozens of craveable new plant-based menu items; a healthcare chef reflects on the evolution of the vegetarian menu.

Hospital jumps into food delivery with third-party platform

This week, Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., builds on its great food reputation by partnering with the Waitr app.

Farm-to-table design wows at new hospital café

With warm wood tones, soft lighting and distinct spaces for new food concepts, the new café at Asheville’s Mission Hospital opened this fall as a retail haven for guests and staff.

Hospital’s retail cafe rewards healthy choices with price cuts

A new food court offers plenty of options, from composed salads to pizza, including meatless options every day at each station.

Outdoor smoker highlights hospital’s café makeover

Regional Health/Morrison Healthcare

When Regional Hospital decided to update its retail dining, it not only renovated the interior café but added an outdoor component.

Q&A: Dietitian at heart of hospital’s effort to reduce cardiac readmittance

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Nicole Roach, RD at South Nassau Communities Hospital, shares the challenges and triumphs of an educational program that’s changing the way cardiac patients look at food and nutrition.