Patient feeding

When a patient is in hospital, meal times become a very important part of their day. We consider it our job to ensure patients look forward to choosing, receiving and eating a meal that tastes good, is what they want and meets their dietary needs, thereby aiding a fast and successful recovery.

We offer traditional patient feeding services dependent upon the facilities that clients provide. We have, however, developed new, innovative methods of patient feeding that give patients a choice; no longer do they have to choose from a limited menu the evening before, they can look through a menu two hours before they eat, make a choice based on how they are feeling at the time and look forward to the meal being delivered within 2 – 3 hours.

Steamplicity, our patented system of steam cooking restaurant quality, fresh, hot meals, has revolutionised patient feeding in a number of countries, offering a greater choice of nutritious meals, cooked to order close to patient rooms. In all cases where Steamplicity has been implemented, patient satisfaction with the meal service has increased.

Catering to You operates in a similar manner to Steamplicity in that the patient makes a personal choice from a menu, the difference being that the patient’s foodservice needs are looked after by the same catering associate for the whole of their stay in hospital – true personal service.

Both of these market-leading innovations are available from Medirest and Morrison in a number of countries.

Here are some of the benefits of choosing Steamplicity:

• Quality – meals are freshly cooked at point of service
• Ingredients are cooked to optimum in terms of taste, freshness and nutrition
• Multi-portion and individual plated meals available
• Requires less space than conventional kitchens
• Reduced food waste
• Simple solution for complex situations