Room service model improving mealtime at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Expectant moms and kids staying at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital will experience a fresh approach to mealtime with the introduction of Ready Set Eat, an innovative new food service approach that prioritizes patient choice, nutrition and healing.
“Involving children and families in decisions about their care creates a supportive environment for their recovery,” Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said.
“Thank you to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Thistledown Foundation and all of their generous donors for enabling us to provide this innovative service that puts patients and their families first.”
The new program is made possible thanks to $554,771 in generous one-time funding from the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation, in partnership with the Thistledown Foundation.
“By working together with the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Thistledown Foundation, we’re improving the hospital experience for children and families through the introduction of the Ready Set Eat program,” said Andrew Will, CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority. “This innovative approach to food services supports better nutrition, comfort, and recovery by making mealtime more flexible, more personal, and centered on patient’s food preferences.”
Through Ready Set Eat, meals are freshly prepared and tailored to meet local, seasonal and cultural food preferences. Meals are also delivered when patients are ready to eat rather than at fixed times, providing more flexibility.
“Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Thistledown Foundation, and generous donors across Saskatchewan are proud to fund this incredibly innovative program,” says Troy Davies, CEO of Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation. “The children at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital are going through some of the toughest times in their lives. To give them the freedom to choose when and what they want to eat provides a sense of normalcy, helping our young patients feel a little more at home while they heal."
The introduction of Ready Set Eat is another way the SHA is responding to patient and family needs and improving the hospital experience.
See more about the new model in this video.
