SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota hospital has turned to
the hotel industry to help with patient comfort.
Longtime hotel manager Tom Bosch has been named vice president
of hospitality services at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
The 46-year-old Bosch has been general manager at the Holiday
Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls for 13 years. He begins his new job
on Dec. 12.
David Kapaska, regional president for Avera, says he decided to
hire Bosch after visiting the Ritz-Carlton hotel in San Francisco.
Kapaska says hotels and hospitals are similar in food service,
cleanliness and maintenance.
Bosch was in charge of 290 rooms at the Holiday Inn City Centre,
South Dakota's largest hotel. McKennan has a total of 545 rooms.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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