1. FEATURED TEAM: Inpatient Pediatrics, Panorama City Medical Center No way! Hospital food that kids like?
WHAT THEY ARE DOING:
Cutting back on wasted food and staff members’ time by allowing children to choose their meals from a kid-friendly nutritional menu.
Giving kids restaurant-style menus decorated with smiling giraffes, hippos and other happy animals.
RESULTS:
Percentage of the parents surveyed who agreed with the statement, “When my child felt well enough to eat, the flavor of the food was satisfactory.”
Labor co-lead: Judith Bowers, RN, UNAC/UHCP
Management co-lead: Shukla Sen, interim department administrator
Read more about the teams work and other successful practices on the Labor Management website,