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M AY 2 0 1 5 | O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E
D O C T O R ' S O R D E R S
Send Patients Home With Chicken Noodle Soup
O
ur hospi-
tal started
a chicken
soup to-go program
so patients can
enjoy a healthy meal
on us after they get
home from surgery.
Every day, our cafe-
teria makes a large
batch of chicken
noodle soup and
packages it in quart-
size to-go contain-
ers. The soup is then
delivered to the out-
patient surgery
department, where
it is stored in a refrigerator. When a patient is ready for discharge, the
nurse packages the soup in an easy-to-carry bag with a card that
details the program. So far, our patients love it. We want them to feel
cared for both at the hospital and while they're home, and this is just
one small, easy way to do that.
Johanna Tanno, PTA, CWC, INHC
Western Reserve Hospital
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
jtanno@westernreservehospital.org
z MOM'S PRESCRIPTION Chicken soup is just what the doctor — and mom — ordered.
