title: Food services merge to contain costs and enhance menu.
abstract: A sharing of food service facilities between two institutions has cut costs and has benefited patients and dietary staff. It was aided by a standardization of menus, which increased the variety to the patient but simplified menu tabulation and production for the food service operation. The program's success has enhanced the image of many of the hospital's other programs.
mesh_terms: D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008612:Menu Planning; D008910:Minnesota; D010564:Personnel, Hospital