Interview

Perspectives Podcast: Introducing Patients to Plant-Based Meals

April 9, 2024

GNYHA’s Perspectives podcast takes a deep dive into hospital issues and operations. Each episode examines the perspectives of health care executives while discussing various topics.

The latest episode of GNYHA’s Perspectives podcast provides an expert look at how the NYC Health + Hospitals system has joined Mayor Eric Adam’s initiative to combat diet-related chronic diseases in New York City by promoting healthy, plant-based eating patterns.

GNYHA’s Wing Lee interviews Mercedes Redwood, Assistant Vice President for Management Services, who explains how Health + Hospitals has transformed their patient meal offerings to feature plant-based meals throughout the health system, benefiting patients while simultaneously reducing their carbon footprint and saving the system hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

 

Download Ep. 12 transcript
View supplemental materials on the NYC H+H Plant-Based Meals program