Sodexo Food and Nutrition team at Stanford Health Care supports The Stop Hunger Program

The Food and Nutrition Management Team

The Stop Hunger program http://www.sodexousa.com/home/corporate-responsibility/sustainable-development/local-communities/stop-hunger.html is part of the Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow commitments which center on Sodexo’s mission and values of Improving quality of life.

It is a program that, among other efforts, encourages all Sodexo accounts to divert surplus food by donating to local charities to help those in need.

In supporting this effort, the Sodexo Food and Nutrition department at Stanford Health Care led by Ted Weirich, Director of Food and Nutrition has partnered with COPIA, a tech- enabled food recovery company. https://www.gocopia.com/#/

According to Ted , as a result of the initiatives, from September - October 2016, 5,862 lbs. of food were recovered and 4,886 meals were provided. This has also resulted in sustainability effort of 5,510 lbs. of methane being diverted.

To the Sodexo Food and Nutrition team- "Thank you for improving the quality of life of our community. We are so proud of you!”

Retirement party for Birja Wati, Environmental Services Department at Stanford Health Care

Birja Wati has worked in the Environmental Services Department (EVS) at Stanford Health Care for 20 years. Last week the department held a retirement party for her which was also attended by all her family members coming from as far as Toronto, Canada!

According to Vijayanti Prasad, EVS Supervisor, who has worked with Birja for the past 20 years, "Birja is very dedicated to her job and she makes a lot of friends during her tenure. She is also a team player and puts her heart into everything she does. She will be missed but we are happy that she now has more time to spend with her family."

Ryan Shastri, Birja's grandson states that "Birja is a hard-working, dedicated and inspiring woman who has given the Stanford Hospital family 20 years of her service. From the green scrub days of SSA, to the final moments in blue of the EVS, Birja has created lifelong relationships and everlasting memories with her Stanford family. She would like to thank everyone that helped her in her Stanford career and wishes her best to the Stanford community. she will now enjoy her retirement with her beloved family."

We wish Birja a Happy Retirement! Thank you for all that you have done at Stanford Health Care. Please come back to visit us if you happened to be in the area.

Birja's family  joining the celebration

Left to Right: Vijay and Birja

Left to right: Vineeta, Vimal and Birja

Left to right: Birja, Andrew and Beth

Birja with her Retirement cake

Left to right (Back): Ramona, Om, Birja, Erika and Vineeta
Front: Chand

Left to Right: Vijay, Birja, Simon and Chand

Express Service Week (Monday, November 7-Friday, November 11)

PEMS and Patient Transport team

Please join us in celebrating Express Service Week from Monday, November 7- Friday, November 11, 2016.

What is Express Service?

Express Service at Stanford Health Care is a unique one call service center. It consisted of Facilities Services Response Center (FSRC), Patient Equipment Management Solutions (PEMS) and Patient Transport.

The team works together harmoniously, providing exceptional service to all colleagues and Patients at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Please join us in extending our gratitude for their service during the Express Service Week!

Thank you for making everyday a better day for all those we serve!

Sodexo Food Services team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital celebrated Halloween with a Superhero Lego theme

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford hosts their annual “Trick-Or-Treat Trail” for their patients and family members.  This event never ceases to amaze and “wow” the children with four floors of endless fun and costumed participants.  

Excited for the upcoming event, we, the Sodexo Food Services team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, planned out our Superhero Lego theme.  Our team illuminated the wall with bright Lego décor and a photo booth!  Our “Legoland” theme was often referred to as “Best of the Show.”  Hundreds of patients, siblings, parents, nurses, physicians and support staff took pictures at our Superhero Lego photo booth.  

We support our hospital staff day in and day out, but to put smiles and excitement on our patients’ faces, this day, warmed our hearts enough to keep us going until next year!

 -Article contributed by the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Food and Nutrition team 

Thank you to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Food and Nutrition team. Thank you for putting patients and residents at the heart of everything we do. You are our Superhero!

Super Hero Lego theme decorated by the Sodexo Food and Nutrition team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital 

Dwain Richardson, Director of Food and Nutrition in his Lego "Superman" costume

The Food and Nutrition Management team (Left to right) : Dwain Richardson, Director of Food and Nutrition, Monica Oaks, Executive Chef, Daphne Sambajon, MS, RDN, Patient Services Manager, Jay Cabus, Operations Manager, Retail

Our Superhero (Left to right) - Daphne Sambajon, MS, RDN, Patient Services Manager, Jay Cabus, Operations Manager, Retail