While our nurses and doctors are the friendly face at a patient’s bedside, there are many other caregivers working in roles that directly, or indirectly, support the patient experience.
Our catering department employs more than 90 caregivers in chef, food preparation, patient food services and food service advisor roles. They plan, prepare and deliver about 1,000 high-quality meals to patients a day.
Manager Patient Food Services Perth Northern Hospitals Marcel Willimann said their philosophy is to provide tasty, nutritious food to patients to help enhance their recovery and experience in our hospital.
“Research shows us that good nutrition has a huge impact on recovery. It also directly influences the experience a patient has at hospital,” Marcel said.
“We work closely with our dietitians to come up with nutritionally balanced meals that taste good and can be adapted to all dietary and religious requirements.
“We also employ food service advisors at our hospital, who visit patients daily to discuss their meal options. We can also organise snacks and meals outside regular meal times for patients, if required.”
Fast facts
Every year our hospital goes through:
- 737,000 tea bags
- 30,000 croissants
- 12,800kgs of eggs
- 12,480 bottles of water
- 6,300kgs of rice
- 4,800kgs of cauliflower
- 4,500kgs of crushed tomatoes
- 3,100kgs of peas
- 1,400kgs of coffee
- 725kg of baked beans
- 234kg of cornflakes
