Diversity on the plate: This is how the LKH Innsbruck cooks for patients and employees!

Diversity on the plate: This is how the LKH Innsbruck cooks for patients and employees!

In the State Hospital Innsbruck, an impressive culinary offer for patients and employees is provided every day. The clinic not only offers three lunch menus, a soup pot and a salad buffet, but also 24 different food forms to meet the different needs of the patients. According to Roland Eberl, production manager of the clinic kitchen, the acceptance of vegetarian and vegan dishes continuously increases, even if many people still like to eat meat and value origin. Over 160 employees in the large kitchen produce food for up to 5,250 people every day.

A remarkable aspect of meals is the regionality of the ingredients: over 80 percent of the food comes from the surrounding area. For example, a farmer delivers a total of 54,000 liters of milk every year, and a local dairy comes almost 19 tons of cut cheese. This initiative not only promotes local agriculture, but also ensures fresh and high -quality meals. In order to use resources efficiently, the food budget is 4.7 million euros, which corresponds to a goods use of only 1.80 to 2.20 euros per dish. The remnants that occur after the preparation are collected in a modern vacuum system and serve as a substrate for the sewage treatment plant in Rossau.

geriatrics in focus

geriatrics, an important field of medicine, focuses on the treatment of older people to maintain their everyday skills. In acute illnesses, as previously supposedly compensated restrictions, this is often evident, which suddenly lead to significant impairments. Comprehensive treatment approaches are crucial in geriatrics. These take into account not only medical diagnoses, but also the social Situation and the psychological constitution of the patients. The interdisciplinary treatment teams are composed of various specialists, including nursing staff, doctors, speech therapists and physiotherapists to ensure holistic care approaches, as reports the Straubing Clinic.