New Milford Hospital - Plow to Plate^®

What is it?

Designed to improve nutritional health, this initiative involves collaboration with food service vendors, farmers, hospital staff and community leaders to develop a sustainable food system. Senior Suppers, a program offshoot, provides low-cost, nutritional dinners and a social atmosphere for seniors.

Who is it for?

Patients, employees, and visitors of NMH, as well as residents of Northwest Connecticut.

Why do they do it?

This program was launched to address patient and employee complaints, and in response to increasing concerns about health and well-being in the community, specifically targeting diabetes and obesity.

Impact

NMH ranked in the 51st percentile nationally for inpatient meals and 38th percentile for quality of food at the initiative’s inception in FY08. Since then, rankings have advanced upward. During FY11, inpatient meals and quality of the food scored above the 95th percentile, and in FY11, 1,312 seniors benefited from Senior Suppers.

Contact: Linda Wiseman
Director, Marketing
Telephone: 203-739-7247
E-mail: linda.wiseman@wcthealthnetwork.org