AUSTRALIA
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Ask what equipment is important to a hospital and, naturally, everyone first thinks of the machines that go ping. But the humble dishwasher can be just as valuable, particularly as it ensures all food is served to the best hygienic standards. That’s why it was so crucial that, with a previous unit ailing, a large regional hospital in Victoria made certain the new dishwashing technology made the grade.
Latrobe Regional Hospital is a specialist referral and trauma centre located 150km east of Melbourne. As a purpose-built teaching hospital it is one of the region's largest employers, with more than 1,600 staff helping serve a local population of more than 250,000 people. On a 24/7 basis this scale of use has a significant impact on the hospital’s single kitchen, the equipment used and the approximately 60 staff who use it. It also results in a huge number of dishes to be cleaned and production of a considerable amount of food waste requiring adequate disposal. When their previous dishwasher could no longer provide a reliable service, the hospital recently turned to Moffat, and the Wexiödisk flight type machine. Installed by Mariljohn Pty Ltd, this machine provides a highly innovative, ideally efficient dish handling and food waste control system.
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