The service of kitchen of the Hospital de La Ribera obtained AENOR ISO 9001 certification for its quality in food management.
this accreditation certifies that both Hospital as outsources it Valimen have a standard of quality with the maximum guarantees of hygiene and safety.
-external audit has valued the control of all processes of preservation, design of therapeutic diets and food until the delivery handling to each patient in their corresponding deck
-the latest polls patients show a satisfaction rate exceeding 80% in parameters such as the preparation and presentation of the plates, the variety of food, the temperature of the food or the amount
– in addition to the procedures of ISO 9001, nutrition and Dietetics and kitchen services comply with the strict regulations of the European Union to the nutritional treatment in hospitals
Alzira, March of 2013.- the service of kitchen of the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera has recently obtained the certification ISO 9001 of the Spanish Association for standardisation and certification (AENOR) for its quality in food management and the development of therapeutic diets for patients.
This accreditation, international, authenticates both the health of the Bank Centre as Valimen (the company that manages the kitchen) have a process for handling and processing of foodstuffs conforming to a strict standard of quality and with maximum guarantees and requirements of hygiene and safety.
External audit carried out by AENOR has valued the register of controls in all processes, since the raw material enters the refrigeration Chambers, through good practices storage, preparation and handling, to delivery to each patient of the corresponding deck.
in this sense, the nutrition and dietetics of the hospital service works every day in close collaboration with physicians, both as surgical clinical, pharmacy and service with the Valimen company with the objective of coordinating all controls and processes.
In the words of Dr. Manuel MarÃn, managing director of the University Hospital de La Ribera, “achieve this certification responds to the commitment both hospital as Valimen by offering each patient a meals service that meets the food security, it suitable from a nutritional point of view and that, moreover, is in optimal conditions. ”
in this sense”the latest surveys of admitted patients reveal that more than 80% is satisfied with the service of Ribera cuisine. This probe has analyzed parameters such as the preparation and presentation of dishes, the variety of food, the temperature of the food, the amount or received treatment.
The health centre of La Ribera prepares weekly more than 5,600 menus for patients who are admitted. In addition, the kitchen has registered more than 100 types of therapeutic diets to meet the nutritional needs of each patient.
The Hospital also has a program of choice of menus for those patients who do not have any food restriction, you can choose every day between 3 healthy menus.
European regulations
In addition to the procedures of ISO 9001, nutrition and Dietetics and kitchen services comply with the strict regulations of the European Union concerning the nutritional treatment in hospitals. With this, the health centre of Alzira is one of the few centers of Spain has achieved 100% of the patients admitted to have assigned his diet and only 5% is in absolute diet (fasting), while 35% eat a type of therapeutic custom menu.
