Hospital dining room rehab tastes immediate success

Brooklyn Hospital Center's emphasis on fresh and healthy food stations boosts traffic 14 percent

By Healthcare Facilities Today


A recent Brooklyn Hospital Center dining room rehab is tasting immediate success, according to report posted on PRWeb.com. The New York hospital worked with Metz Culinary Management to completely renovate its servery and dining facilities earlier this summer with initial positive results.

According to Metz, the hospital’s dining facility has seen a 14% increase in transactions and 22% increase in the average check. 

The main renovation took four weeks and included new floors, walls, ceiling, cooking equipment, furniture and the introduction of several fresh and healthy food stations. An earlier renovation including the addition of an upscale coffee bar. 

The challenging part of the project according to the articled was to construct a temporary space during the renovations that offered everything the original space did, including a grill station, fryer and deli.

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August 26, 2013


Topic Area: Interior Design , Maintenance and Operations


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