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Table 3 Activity costs for the nutrition department

From: A cost management model for hospital food and nutrition in a public hospital

N °

Activity

Cost (US$ per month)

1

Visit patients

$ 60,780

2

Count diets

$ 26,154

3

Create report

$ 4,459

4

Compute ingredients

$ 15,730

5

Request ingredients

$ 1,559

6

Receive ingredients

$ 40,697

7

Control reception of ingredients

$ 12,146

8

Prepare desserts and salads

$ 30,849

9

Control desserts and salad

$ 13,348

10

Prepare ingredients

$ 46,375

11

Control preliminary preparation of ingredients

$ 4,207

12

Prepare Food

$ 64,750

13

Control food preparation

$ 4,302

14

Prepare trays

$ 43,179

15

Control preparation of the trays

$ 16,223

16

Distribute to patients

$ 31,834

17

Nutritional control

$ 19,798

18

Remove trays

$ 21,367

19

Wash trays

$ 58,503

20

Wash cooking implements

$ 29,409

21

Wash control

$ 4,211

22

Clean area

$ 7,911

23

Remove garbage

$ 797

24

Coordinate nutrition department

$ 22,303

  1. Note: The Chilean peso is the currency in Chile. Conversion rate: CLP/USD = $ 502 (January 2014).
  2. Source: Own elaboration.