Good Luck Chef Phil and Welcome Chef Andrae Elizondo, new Executive Chef at Stanford Health Care

The Stanford Health Care Food Services team recently had a going away celebration for Chef Philip Keefe, CEC, who had been the Executive Chef at Stanford Health Care for the past three years. During Chef Phil tenure, he had been instrumental in assisting the Food Services team in the successful re-opening of Market Fresh Cafe on January 24, 2017.

We are pleased to annouce Chef Andrae Elizondo, CEC had joined our team as the new Executive Chef. Chef Andrae is a Certified Executive Chef (CEC). He is a graduate of California Culinary Academy, San Francisco and had worked in the Food industry for over 17 years. He brought a wealth of experience having worked in fine dining restaurants, corporate dinings as well as Healthcare.

Wishing Chef Phil the best of luck and a warm welcome to Chef Andrae! 

Chef Phill (Left) and Chef Andrae (Right) 

The Stanford Health Care Food Services team will be participating at Health Matters, a free community event this Saturday, May 20 from 9am-2pm

The Food Services team at Stanford Health Care will be participating at Health Matters, a free community event, organized by the Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine community this Saturday, May 20,2017 from 9:00a.m - 2:00pm. The event will be held on the lawn outside of Li Ka Shing Center for Knowledge.

Health Matters is a free community event where you can hear from Stanford Medicine’s world-renowned physicians and health care experts on the latest medical innovations and get tips on healthy living.

Please visit us at the Nutrition tent. Carol Capozza, MS,RD, Patient Services Operations Manager, Chef Phillip Keefe, C.E.C, Executive Chef  and our Food Services colleagues will be there at the event to offer healthy eating tips. Cooking demonstrations will also be taking place at the event.

Here are some pictures from last year event. We hope to see you there!

Stanford HealthCare Food Services Team participated in the 6th Annual Healthy Steps Wellness Fair

The 6^th Annual Healthy Steps Wellness Fair was held on April 27^th in the Atrium for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children’s Health employees. “Wellness Your Way” was the theme for the event.  Many wellness partners hosted tables to share ways to improve health through information, services, samples and conversations. 

It is estimated that 3,000 employees/participants were in attendance.  The Stanford Food Service department showcased the Market Square Café with a bright multifaceted presentation of healthy options offered in our café as well as participants were able to enjoy samples of our soba salads lightly dressed.  Chef Phillip Keefe CEC (Executive Chef), Carol Capozza, MS, RD (Patient Services Operations Manager). Vallery Armas (Dietetic Assistant) and Andrea Nuyda supported the event from Food Service.

Left to Right: Chef Phill, Vallery and Andrea

Left to Right: Chef Phill, Carol and Vallery

Left to right: Cassandra, Mary Sepe and Carol

Presentations of Healthy options offered in our Market Square Cafe 

Cinco De Mayo Special at Market Square Cafe at Stanford Health Care

Come join us in celebrating Cinco de Mayo at the Market Square Cafe at Stanford Health Care.

The Local fare station will be offering:
- Chicken Enchiladas
- Vegetarian Enchiladas
- Mexican- style Corn on a Cob
- Spanish Rice
- Refried beans


Flan and Horchata are also available at the Grab & Go Express. 

To learn more about Cinco De Mayo, please click on the following link https://www.yahoo.com/news/cinco-mayo-2017-why-people-154123726.html

Today;s menu

Chicken Enchiladas, Vegetarian Enchiladas, Mexican -style corn on a cob 

Spamish Rice, Refried beans and Mexican-style Corn on a Cob

Flan

Horchata

The Stanford Hospitality team participates in the Stanford Health Care 4th Annual C-I-CARE Patient Experience week

The Sodexo Stanford Hospitality team participates in the Stanford Health Care 4th Annual C-I-CARE Patient Experience week fair at the atrium on Monday, April 24 . The fair is part of the C-I-CARE Patient experience week which is celebrated from April 24- 28 at Stanford Health Care campuses throughout the Bay area. The purpose of this annual event is to focus time to celebrate accomplishments, reenergize service efforts and honor the people who impact patient and family experience every day.

The hospitality team highlights the following at the event today:

1) Hospitality team C-I-CARE video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk3Js8B0giY showcasing what C-I-CARE is and how we perform C-I-CARE in our daily interactions with patients and co-workers

2) Environmental Services department highlighting our Welcome amenites and  Xenex technology

3) Food Services department- Highlighting At Your Request Dining (AYR)

To all hospitality team - Thank you for your participation and thank you for improving the quality of daily life of everyone we serve.

Left to Right: Vallery, Andrew A, Carl and Eva

Laudy representing PEMS

Left to Right: Eva, Mary and Jodi 

Vallery and Eva with the AYR display

Andrew A with Environmental Services display

Left to Right: Vallery, Eva, Cassandra and Andrew A

Farewell and Welcome to Margarita Ramirez

It's not often you get to wish someone farewell and welcome on the same day. It's also not often you get to work with someone as patience and dedidated as Margarita Ramirez, Administrative Assistant.

Margarita Ramirez had worked at Stanford Healthcare (SHC) for the past 16 years. She has developed her career at SHC and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) during the time span. She started as a Patient Support Assistant (PSA) in Nursing, transfered to the Environmental Services department as a Secretary when the PSA program was dissolved. She had also previously worked at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) as a Clinic Assistant and came back to SHC as an Office Asst. IV. She was promoted in 2010 as an Admin Assistant and once again in 2014 as Admin Asst. II. Margarita will be joining the Environmental Serivces team as Admin Asistant in LPCH.

Although we will miss her dearly, we are glad that she will just be in the next building.

During her speech at her going away party, Margarita reminded all colleagues to take advantage on the career development opportunity that was offered by Stanford Health Care. She had benefited from the program and advanced her career at SHC through the program. She wanted to tell everyone the following message "May God bless all of you always and keep everyone in his care. I will keep all of you in my heart forever! I wish you all the best!

Margarita- Thank you for all that you had done for all of us! We wish you all the best at LPCH! You will be missed at SHC.

From the LPCH team- Welcome! We are glad to have you as part of our team! See you soon!

Margarita 

Helen Wirth, Admimistrative Director, Carl Hoopes, Director, Express Service and Simon Ghaim, Asst Director, Environmental Services department gave a speech thanking Margarita at the event.

Left to Right: Maria A, Dong N, Margarita, Consuelo and Suman B

Left to right: Dong N, Margarita and Javier 

Left to right: Whitney, Meserreth, Sangita, Raj, Consuelo, Margarita, Vijay and Vineeta

Left to right: Lucia, Ramona, Robert, Margarita, Vijay and  Ohm

Left to right: Doung N, Debbie and Margarita

Left to right: Ramona, Robert, Margarita and Ragni

Left to right: Manny, Margarita and Irma 

The Stanford Food and Nutrition team participated in the 4th Annual Racing Hearts 5K walk-run and 10K run

Left to Right (Front row): Carol, Adriana and Mary Sepe
Left to Righ (Back row): Michael and Chef Phillip  

The Sodexo and Stanford Food and Nutrition team members consisted of Chef Phillip Keefe, Michael Pappa, Mary Sepe, Adrianna Tjakradisurya and Carol Capozza recently participated in the 4th Annual Racing Hearts 5k walk-run and 10k run on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Koret Plaza Stanford Campus. The event benefiting Stanford Cardiology and the Stanford Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease. The funds raised at the event will be used for an Echocardiogram which takes pictures of the heart for their free clinic serving underrepresented community members. 

Thank you to the Food Services team members who participated at the event.  Not only do you contributes daily in improving our patients' experience, you also take your personal time to contribute to the Stanford community.

We are so proud of you. Thank you for all that you do!

Please click on the link to learn more about how you can support the Racing Hearts program  http://www.racinghearts.org/racing-hearts-race