ROTARY LUNCHEON: Dan Henroid, UCSF Hospital Robots

Find out how the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay is using technology including interactive tablet computers and robots to personalize and enhance the patient's hospital experience. You’ll see how UCSF is using robots to deliver meals and supplies, take out the trash, and much more!

Dan Henroid is the director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Services at UCSF Medical Center, with responsibility for patient meal services, event catering, and retail food operations at two hospitals. He has overseen the creation or renovation of all retail food outlets at UCSF and implemented new retail programs for cashless payment, mobile ordering, healthy food branding, mobile loyalty, and nutritional information on POS receipts and digital signage.

Dan and his team have been recognized for innovative programs and operational excellence including the Food Management Magazine Best of Show Award (2015), National Restaurant Association Operator Innovator of the Year (2014), Foodservice Director Magazine Top 15 Healthiest Operator (2014), Foodservice at Retail Exchange (FARE) Retail Leader (2013), Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) Spotlight on Innovation (2013, 2010).  He is also is the 2012 recipient of the prestigious IFMA Silver Plate for healthcare foodservice operations.  

Dan has worked in various capacities within the food industry over his 20+ year career as a clinical dietitian, a researcher, an educator, and in food operations management.  He is a registered dietitian, a doctoral candidate in Hospitality Management at Iowa State University, holds a Master’s degree in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a Bachelor’s in family and consumer sciences from Bradley University.  He has given back to the industry with regular presentations at industry meetings, professional publications, and participated in industry advisory boards and committees.   

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This is a weekly membership meeting for The Rotary Club of San Francisco, open to all Rotarians, visiting Rotarians, prospective members and guests.

Each luncheon meeting includes three-course lunch from Scala's Bistro. Individual lunch tickets are $40, or purchase a book of four tickets for the discounted price of $145. Cash, check and credit card payment options available. Tickets available for purchase at the door.