Section: UTMB On-line Documentation Subject: Healthcare Epidemiology Policies and Procedures Topic: Delivery of Food Trays

1.6 - Policy 2006 - Revised 1978 - Author

1.6 Delivery of Food Trays

Purpose	Serviceware has never been the focus of disease transmission. This policy will describe the delivery of food to all hospitalized patients.
Audience	All those who work with patient food trays
Policy	• All patient food may be delivered on standard issue serviceware. • Patients who are on Modified Contact Precautions for VRE will be served meals on disposable food trays. The nurses will deliver the food tray to the patient once the tray arrives on the unit. The tray will be disposed on the unit once finished. • Patients on other types of isolation or precautions (Airborne, Droplet, or Contact) will receive the same table service as other patients. Disposable food trays are not required.