Healthcare foodservice can feel isolating. The challenges are complex, the stakes are high, and decisions often move quickly. That’s exactly why community matters.
AHF creates structured spaces for members to come together—not just to network, but to think through real operational challenges with peers who understand the environment. These conversations are practical, candid, and rooted in experience. They reduce trial and error, surface new approaches, and strengthen confidence in decision-making.
Member Power Hours
Quarterly Member Power Hours focus on trending topics and emerging priorities across healthcare and senior dining. These virtual, member-only sessions are designed for interactive discussion—not passive listening. Members share insights, explore challenges, and collaborate on forward-thinking solutions, all in a format that respects busy schedules.
Check-In Chats
AHF’s Senior Dining Check-In Chats and Children’s Hospital & Pediatric Operator Check-In Chats provide focused forums for operators working in similar care environments.
Senior Dining discussions often include topics such as meal point structures, menu rotations, IDDSI resources, and strategies for managing resident feedback. Pediatric operators connect around the unique complexities of children’s hospitals, using the time to pressure-test ideas and compare approaches.
These sessions are informal by design—accessible spaces where members can join when schedules allow, step away from daily demands, and engage in meaningful peer exchange.
Benchmarking Office Hours
For members looking to strengthen their use of data, Benchmarking Office Hours offer direct access to experienced peers who can help interpret metrics, navigate reporting challenges, and translate operational data into meaningful conversations with leadership and frontline teams.
These programs are intentionally informal and accessible—designed for real schedules and real challenges. When members engage consistently, networking evolves into trusted partnership, and shared discussion becomes shared progress.
In a field built on service, the strength of our community is one of our most valuable resources.
Visit the AHF Events Calendar for dates, details, and registration information: bit.ly/AHFNext
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