In The News

SOURCE:  “Healthcare Operations Lean on Car Hop Service.” FoodService Director Magazine, August 5, 2020. Hospital visitors & the local community enjoy new curbside dining services by Cura at Marion General Hospital in Columbia, Mississippi and Wise Health Surgical Hospital at Parkway in Fort Worth, Texas! The front page story in FoodService Director here.

SOURCE:  “Senior Living Chef Takes it Outside.” FoodService Director Magazine, July 30, 2020. The weather is great – so why not take it outside as many of our communities are successfully doing. Here’s another great “Cura” example of how our teams are creating perfect outdoor gatherings for our residents! Congratulations to the team from Presbyterian Senior

SOURCE:  “Unsung Heroes.” Food Management Magazine, July 20, 2020. The July/August hard copy issue of Food Management Magazine kicks off by honoring food service heroes.  Click on the link below.  On flip page 8, Cura is featured at the top of the page for grab-and-go.  Enjoy learning about live streaming cooking demonstrations by Chef/Director Eileen Goos at Presbyterian Senior Living

SOURCE:  “Prepped for Take Out.” FoodService Director Magazine, June 18, 2020. Carryout and delivery surged during the pandemic, and most operators plan to continue these options once they reopen. One lesson learned: Certain menu items travel better than others!  Read more about Cura’s fully equipped Wok Wagon at Westminster Woods Senior Living at Huntingdon!   RECIPE: 

SOURCE:  “The Story Behind the Story.” Food Management Magazine, June 18, 2020.   Cura’s salad bars at Punxsutawney Area Hospital  and Holy Redeemer Health System in Meadowbrook, PA, were featured again – this time by video in Food Management Magazine’s  the story “behind” the story. View the story here!  

SOURCE:  “New Ways to Satisfy Salad Bar-Craving Customers in Healthcare Food Service.” Food Management Magazine, June  16, 2020. Healthcare foodservice operators from Cura have been tinkering with some interesting ways to bring back a bit of the salad-bar feel while safely distancing at the same time.  Learn more from Cura operators at Holy Redeemer in

SOURCE:  “Senior Dining Chef Live Stream Cooking Videos to Residents’ Apartments During Quarantine.” Food Management Magazine, May 18, 2020. Cooking with Eileen is a new live-streaming video series that uses technology to stay connected to an isolated population: senior citizens.  Chef Eileen is keeping seniors hungry for new experiences even while isolated during the COVID-19

SOURCE:  “Healthcare Cook Stitches One-of-a Kind Masks for Customers at Pittsburgh Hospital During Coronavirus Pandemic.” Food Management Magazine, May 13, 2020 Sheila Shepherd, full-time cook for Cura Hospitality at St. Clair Hospital, shares her spare time, stitches stylish masks of her own design (they have pockets!) and sells them at cost to customers at hospital

SOURCE:  “One of a Kind Family Tradition Inspires St. Clair Cook to Sew Hundreds of Masks.” Western Pennsylvania Healthcare News, April 29, 2020   Masks have become as commonplace as having a cell phone!   So, why not personalize or have a mask created that is reflective of you! That’s what Shelia Shepherd, a full-time cook

SOURCE:  “Students Serve Sustenance and Smiles at Phoebe Berks.” Reading Eagle, April 20, 2020   Six days a week for the last month, 18-year-old Rachel Kesselring puts on gloves and a mask and delivers meals to residents sequestered in their rooms and apartments at Phoebe Berks retirement community in Wernersville. A senior at Conrad Weiser