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089491 1 (1972-12-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvmy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 MANPOWER AND WELFARE DEC 14 1972 DIVISION Dear Dr Musser The General Accounting Office has examined into the potential for implementing alternative dietary systems in Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals Our work was performed at the VA hospitals in Washington, D C and Louisville, Kentucky, and at certain private hospitals Several private hospitals we visited were using a convenience food system At these hospitals the meals were generally assembled in a main assembly area well in advance of mealtime, in a cold state Prior to mealtime the cold food was transported to a pantry or galley near the hos- pital ward and again stored in a refrigerator When meals were to be served, the food was removed from the refrigerator and heated using microwave ovens We examined various studies and noted that there are many forms and variations of convenience food systems developed to meet the needs of individual hospitals Some benefits of using various forms of convenience food systems are --better food seivice to the patient since his meals can be served at times most convenient to him, --reduced construction costs for new hospitals because a convenience food system requires less kitchen space and equipment to prepare the food than a conventional food system, --less personnel are required under the convenience food system because there 3s no need to cook all ingredients for each meal The Veterans Administration currently uses foods in convenience focm such as frozen entrees, prepared pies and cakes, processed fruits and vegetables Although VA's system uses food in convenience form, in our opinion, it does not achieve all of the benefits of a convenience food system in that the food is processed into finished meals in a centralized kitchen and delivered hot to patient wards or cafeterias for serving In 1967 VA commented on a proposal by an architect engineer firm regarding use of a form of convenience food system At that time VA stated that certain disadvantages existed with regard to the variety and quality of food items available for a convenience food system VA has made no formal studies of the variety and availability of convenience foods since commenting on the proposal

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