For some patients leaving Holy Cross Hospital, the journey to recovery goes beyond medical care. It includes finding their next meal.
Hospital staff are addressing that challenge through the “Meals to Go” program, which provides bags of food for patients facing food insecurity, many of whom are unhoused or struggling financially. The initiative is a partnership between the hospital and the Utah Food Bank.
“We ask patients, ‘In the last 12 months, have you been worried that you would run out of food and not have enough money to buy more?’” Keesha Hardin, director of case management at Holy Cross Hospital, said…