Sodexo at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center: March 2014

Friday, March 28, 2014

Registered Dietitians presenting at Medical Grand Rounds at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington,MA

Three of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s registered dietitians presented a talk on identifying and treating malnutrition in the acute care hospital at Medical Grand Rounds on March 14. Pictured are Allison Herrick, RD, Katherine Lundy, RD, and Sara O’Brien, MS, RD. The inpatient dietitians have embarked on an effort to document malnutrition based on objective evidence, and coding for these diagnoses has increased. This results in better outcomes for our patients, and more accurate diagnostic coding.

Thank you Allison, Katherine and Sara!

Left to Right: Katherine Lundy,RD, Sara O'Brien, MS,RD and Allison Herrick, RD

Congratulations to Allison Herrick, RD for being accepted into Boston University's master's program in Public Health

Clinical dietitian Allison Herrick has been accepted into Boston University’s master’s program in Public Health. She is awarded a scholarship for her studies. Allison enjoys presenting nutrition information to a variety of groups. She participates in Lahey’s FitNut program, and provides inpatient care to people with neurological disorders and cardiothoracic surgery. She has completed the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Certificate in Weight Management. She is a beginner scuba diver, with a goal to be certified in May. She has worked at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for more than 2 years.

Congratulations Allison!

Left to Right: Rebecca Bradley, CDE,MS,RD, Nutrition Manager and Allison Herrick, RD

Friday, March 21, 2014

Diversity Special- Brazilian cuisine at the Cafeteria at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington,MA

Although the biggest carnival in the world in Rio de Janiero http://www.rio-carnival.net/ just ended on March 4, and many of us might not have a chance to attend the carnival, Silas Silva, line cook at the cafeteria at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, brought Brazilian's cuisine to all patrons at the hospital on Thursday, March 20.

Silas was born in Timoteo in Northern Brazil. He began his culinary career at the Sheraton Hotel in Rio de Janeiro seventeen years ago. He joined the Lahey team in September 2013 and had previously worked at hotels and universities in the Boston area. With the assistance of the culinary team lead by Executive Chef David Cox, Silas prepared the following Brazilian cuisine:

Chicken with Okra

Pink Beans and Rice

Polenta

Tomato Salad

The meal was a success! Thank you Silas for bringing a taste of Brazil to us! Hopefully one day we will all have a chance to visit Brazil in person!

Obrigado Silas!

Left to Right: Chef David Cox with Silas Silva

Diversity Luncheon signage

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

General InternaI Medicine department at Lahey Hospital and Medical center organized an Inaugural Fundraiser for the 2014 Lahey Cancer Walk & Run

Colleagues in the General Internal Medicine (GIM) department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center organized an International luncheon in the Hospital 4 SE lobby as part of their Inaugural fundraiser for the 2014 Lahey Cancer Walk & Run. www.laheyhealth5k.org.

Colleagues were invited to purchase a $10 ticket which enabled them to enjoy cuisines from Portugal, Brazil, Ireland, Greece, Polland, Thailand,Italy and Canada. All the delicacies were prepared by colleagues from the GIM department.

The event was a great success!

Be on the lookout for additional fundraising events from the GIM Bee-lievers team.(GIM team name for Lahey Cancer Walk & Run) There will be candy bar sales, gift basket raffles, ice cream sundae parties, pizza and taco parties, Colleague Car washes and many more as part of the department fundraisers.

You can go to the following link to support the GIM- BEE-lievers team on their amazing journey to support the event: http://www.laheyhealth5k.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=1081734&lis=1&kntae1081734=7A068EBD6B5D48C5A04C74A8B5AD1D7C&team=5891925

Good Luck BEE-lievers!

Left to Right: Karen Hartford, Shenelle Torres and Joselina Zeno

Left to Right: Joselina Zeno, Melissa Morin and Kristen Scott

Brazil Table

Brazil Cuisine

Italian cuisine

Greek and Pollish cuisine

French Canadian Meat Pie

Monday, March 17, 2014

Come join us for a St.Patrick's Day lunch at the main cafeteria at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

Come join us for an amazing St.Patrick's Day lunch at the main Cafeteria at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington from 11am-2pm, today, 3/17/14

Our menus include:
1)Corned Beef
2)Cabbage
3)Carrots
4)Turnip
5)Red Bliss Potatoes

The meal also came with a 16oz Dasani water, 8 oz soda, any size fountain drink or coffee.

It's only $6.95.

A customer just commented that this is the best meal of the year for her as she gets to celebrate her Irish heritage while enjoying a delicious meal at work.

Leave me a comment if you have tried the meal at our cafeteria. Would love to hear what you think?

Left to Right: Herb, Chef David and Rose

Left to Right: corned beef, red bliss potatoes, carrots, cabbage, turnips

Left to Right: Eric and Rich

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center named of one of the Nation's Top 100 Hospital

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in an independent study by Truven Health Analytics™, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare http://100tophospitals.com/assets/100-Top-Study-March-2014.pdf. In conjunction with this achievement, colleagues were invited to an ice cream social today, Thursday, 3/13/14 to honor their contributions to this prestigious award.

Before the ice cream social, Richard Guarino, Vice President Hospital-Based Clinical Services at Lahey, stopped by the Food and Nutrition department to thank all colleagues for their contributions.

The Sodexo Team at Lahey is honored to be able to celebrate this event with the Lahey team. Congratulations and thank you Lahey,we are so proud to be part of this amazing organization!

Richard Guarino, Vice President Hospital-Based Clinical Services at Lahey and Linda Clay, Director of Food and Nutrition thank all Food and Nutrition colleagues for their contributions

Left to Right: Maria Petkiewich, Jason Surette, Marianthi Mitro and Rose Noseworthy

Left to Right: Dr Choi In Sup,Dr Richard L Kalish, Dr Richard W.Nesto

Left to Right:Richard J. Guarino, Linda Clay and Sanjin Hodzic

Left to Right: Steven Magliozzi and Stephen L.Demers

Left to Right: Dr Lyle E Kantor, Ann Wilkinson, Richelle Wesley, Melissa Gurney

Left to Right: John Rota and Dr Richard W.Nesto

Left to Right: Debora Torbert and Sally R.Camara, C.A

Left to Right: Miguel Martinez, Gustainvil Lozius, Linda Fennelly and Irene Camacho

Left to Right: Tara Satlow and Heather deBethencourt

Left to Right: Julie Viel, Fritz Chevy and Paule Montina

Left to Right: John Brigham, Emi Rizik and Lei Li

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Human Connection....What is it?

I have heard about the phrase ‘human connection’ described in many ways. Some says that we are all bound by the same atom; some says it is one of the ways humans react to the different elements; some says it's being empathetic. For me, human connection happens when you and another person begin to form a bond, it happens when you and one other person started to express interest in the same topic. Human connection doesn't mean you have to agree with the other person. As one of my mentors Tim Sheehan always says “Different doesn't equal wrong”. I can't agree more with him. Human connection is about expressing your point of view on a topic of interest to you. It could happen anywhere, at anytime. It could be a simple smile. You could have a connection with someone anywhere anytime.

Recently, a few colleagues in the Food and Nutrition department at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center shared three amazing human connection stories with me, both of which reflect Lahey Hospital and Medical Center’s mission to "Exceed each day our patients’ high expectations for service”, and also Sodexo’s belief in "Making everyday a better day for all those we serve”.

Here are their amazing stories:

John Brigham's Story- John work as a Patient Services Representative. Recently, he alerted a nurse when he saw a patient who needs medical attention when he delivered a meal to a patient's room. When I told John he is our hero, he said "It's nothing....it's the right thing to do".

Maria Petkiewich's story-Maria works in Jazzman. She always come to work with a smile and everyone who have been to Jazzman, know Maria.Last week, Maria received a Gold star pin from a Lahey colleague as according to the colleague, Maria is a "Star". We couldn't agree more.

Ayoub Aitbourezque's story- Ayoub works in the Cafeteria. Last week, he brigthened everyone's day using his creativity by making a "Mickey Mouse" impression using the entree items for our entree display. Although we all couldn't be at Disney that day, he brought the Disney magic to us.

So, in conclusion, I believe Human connection is simply paying a little attention to our surroundings, to the people around us, to the elements around us, expressing your points of view, being empathy and respecting each other differences and work together to achieve a common goal. Positive human connection is what we should all be striving for. It is including all the elements mentioned above and adding a little simplicity and positive attitude. Try it and you will find yourself being more happy, satisfied and fulfilled. Take your time....Life is a journey not short cut.