Warm meals at Cua Dong General Hospital

(Baonghean) - In recent times, in addition to the task of protecting people's health, the nutrition department of Cua Dong General Hospital has constantly made efforts to take care of patients in every meal and sleep while they are being treated here.

Patients are having a meal at the 10th floor cafeteria of Cua Dong General Hospital. Photo: File.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Kien - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cua Dong General Hospital said: We understand that patients are fighting pain day and night to overcome their illness. Therefore, what they need most is sympathy, sharing, and care for each meal to help them have more health.

To meet the above needs, the hospital canteen is a place to serve the food and drink needs of hospital staff and patients coming for examination and treatment. Here, a modern kitchen system is built, with clean tables and chairs to ensure food safety and hygiene criteria.

Nurses bring food to patients at their bedsides. Photo: Van Truong.

All staff in the canteen are provided with clean uniforms, gloves, aprons; trained in food safety knowledge and have regular health check-ups. The unit has been granted a food safety certificate, all input food is strictly tested and processed according to strict procedures, ensuring safety.

In particular, we regularly check the input food and monitor the food processing process every day. The food in the Canteen is kept by the staff in the department after each day to check the food quality, so there has never been a case of food poisoning in the Canteen. In particular, the Department of Nutrition in conjunction with the Canteen has a specific diet for patients with diseases such as heart failure, gastritis, kidney failure, diarrhea... after a closed treatment with a suitable diet, the patient's recovery ability is higher.

The patient's diet is safe for food hygiene and ensures nutrition. Photo: Van Truong

Realizing that, the hospital's Nutrition Department has paid great attention to preparing each meal for patients. To ensure food safety, meal quality and nutritional standards as required by doctors, the staff of the Nutrition Department starts their day early in the morning. They carefully select the appropriate foods for each meal and then busily prepare them with all their responsibility and love for the patients.

At noon, at the hospital canteen area (on the 10th floor), we saw a spacious, clean, airy campus; friendly, enthusiastic staff. The menu is rich and diverse, really bringing customers satisfaction and deliciousness. Here, the atmosphere of the meals is very warm and close, there is no longer a distance between doctors, staff or patients, there is no longer a distance between strangers, they gather together to eat, chat happily, share their feelings like a family.

Nursing staff are pulling a cart to deliver food to each hospital bed. Photo: Archive.

Patient Nguyen Nhat Quang, 76 years old, in Quynh Luu, Nghe An shared: “The cafeteria at Cua Dong Hospital is always clean and tidy, I feel very secure when eating here. Not only that, the food here is also very suitable for my taste, especially the breakfast dishes such as pho, vermicelli, porridge, etc. are very delicious, I have a regular check-up at Cua Dong every month and every day I go for a check-up, I definitely have to save room to have breakfast here.”

Patient Nguyen Thi Tinh, 52 years old, in Hong Linh (Ha Tinh): “I am very satisfied with the food at the nutrition department of Cua Dong hospital, it is very delicious and of guaranteed quality. There are days when I have to go to Vinh, even though I don’t go to the doctor, I still stop by the 10th floor of the hospital for lunch.”

Perspective of the dining room on the 10th floor, spacious and modern. Photo: Van Truong

In addition, the nutrition department of Cua Dong General Hospital also serves meals to each bed for inpatients. Hot meals are delivered to each bed by nutrition staff, accompanied by affectionate smiles, caring questions, and encouragement.

The Nutrition Department serves 3 main meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner with a rich and varied menu, changing every day to create deliciousness for patients. According to the hotel standards attached to the hospital, next to the spacious, luxurious and clean dining room is the area serving coffee and soft drinks to fully meet all the needs of patients and their families.

On average, the Nutrition Department of Cua Dong General Hospital serves 150-200 meals a day. The price is reasonable, each meal costs from 25,000-30,000 VND. The Nutrition Department has 8 staff (3 chefs, 4 assistant chefs and 1 cashier). The 3 main chefs in the department all graduated from culinary majors, with skillful, delicate skills and many years of experience in the profession.

By putting the word "Heart" in the working process of doctors, as well as the staff in the Hospital Canteen, it promises to be a prestigious address for medical examination, treatment and health care for patients in and outside the province.

Van Truong