Energy costs in food delivery calculated.
Identifying the energy costs and the 10-year life-cycle costs of available food delivery systems helped a hospital to select its new system.
D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000191:economics*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006750:Hospital Distribution Systems / Q000191:economics*; D009329:Nebraska