Cynthia Brouk Wins 2010 Successful Hospital Food Service Departmental Transformation Award

Pictured from L to R: Chef Don Miller of DM&A (Don Miller & Associates); Cynthia Brouk RD, LD, MBA, Director of GVMH Food & Nutrition Services; Executive Chef Bill Klein, current president and CEO of DM&A.

Cynthia Brouk, RD, LD, MBA, Director of Food and Nutrition Services and her team from Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri, received the 2010 Successful Departmental Transformation Award at the 5th Annual Good to Best Conference.  Cynthia was presented with a certificate and gold medal for this team’s special achievement.  The Good to Best Conference, which took place March 12 – 14, 2010 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego, California, is an annual meeting of healthcare food service directors, operators, executive chefs, and industry leaders.

The Successful Hospital Food Service Department Transformation Award is presented each year to the hospital Food Service Department that significantly improves their quality and service scores and implements the hotel room service model at the same time. 

With hotel room service, patients order what they want, when they want it from a restaurant-style menu.  Food is prepared fresh to order.  The hotel room service model is revolutionizing the image of hospital food service nationwide.

DM &A (Don Miller & Associates), assists hospital food service departments in achieving excellence in food quality and service. Cooks from the Food and Nutrition Services Department at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital has graduated from Chef Don Miller’s Healthcare Culinary Academy.  In order to successfully complete the Healthcare Culinary Academy, the cooks spent the past two years enhancing their culinary skills, studying official chef terminology, and perfecting the recipes used at GVMH. 

DM&A is the largest, most diverse, full service, healthcare foodservice consulting firm in North America.  The DM&A team consist of highly experienced, nationally recognized coaches bringing unparalleled knowledge and experience to each client.  DM&A helps organizations become the “Best of the Best” in all areas of operations. 

DM&A congratulates Cynthia Brouk, her food service team, and Golden Valley Memorial Hospital for this great achievement.