This program provides clinical nutritional care and medically tailored diets to patients with diabetes to promote measurable results in HbA1c.
Josh Hicks
AUSTIN, Texas, February 15, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Season Health, the leading food-as-medicine platform designed to address chronic disease management at scale, today announced that Frottart and Medical College of Wisconsin announced a new partnership with ( MCW ) Medical Network. Eastern Wisconsin health system with 10 hospitals, more than 45 health centers, and more than 2,300 physicians. His six-month, evidence-based program helps people with diabetes measurably lower unhealthy blood sugar levels.
Our comprehensive food-as-medicine platform includes one-on-one clinical nutrition support with registered dietitians, access to thousands of culturally relevant recipes, medically tailored meals and grocery delivery, and behavior change support. Continuing nutrition education is included.
“One in 10 Americans has diabetes,” said Josh Hicks, co-founder and CEO of Season. “Our integrated platform provides patients with everything they need to prevent and manage diabetes and other chronic diseases, providing seamless access to healthy, medically tailored groceries and meals. Just as importantly, this program provides individualized clinical nutritional support that promotes long-term behavioral change and sustainable outcomes for patients. We are excited to partner with the health network and expand access to our platform to patients across Wisconsin.”
The season demonstrated improved health outcomes for patients with conditions that are highly influenced by nutrition, impacting both patient disease control and, in turn, healthcare utilization. In season, patients with starting HbA1c values of 8 or higher saw an average reduction of 1.6 points over the 6-month program, resulting in fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and reduced drug dependence. has decreased.
“We work with patients in a holistic way to understand the impact lifestyle has on diabetes and support healthier eating habits to minimize dependence on medications and complications of diabetes such as stroke and heart disease.” We're looking forward to that,” said Caitlin Dunn, director of the center. Froedtert and MCW Health Network Population and Digital Health.
The program launches today and results will be measured at the beginning and end of the program. Eligible patients in the Froedtert & MCW network will receive an offer to participate in Season's program for 6 months. Throughout the program, patients leverage their connections with their health care providers to make recommended medication adjustments, as well as access to registered dietitians and diabetes specialists for personalized nutritional guidance and symptom-specific education and support. Get virtual support from home. The Season app provides a centralized platform for accessing healthy recipes and prepared meals in line with nutritionist recommendations, while leveraging local food vendors for both in-store shopping and delivery. Seamlessly deliver access to affordable, healthy and culturally relevant food. .
About seasonal health
Season Health is the only integrated clinical nutrition solution that leverages its food-as-medicine platform to drive engagement, outcomes and lower healthcare costs across people. With the largest network of registered dietitians and a curated food marketplace of national and local vendors, Season empowers individuals and their families to make informed, sustainable choices that improve both health outcomes and quality of life. visibly improves.
About Flottert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin that supports a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research, and education. Our medical network operates the only academic medical center in eastern Wisconsin and an adult Level I trauma center at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. The center is an internationally recognized training and research center that conducts thousands of clinical trials and studies. Froedtert & MCW's health network includes 10 hospitals, more than 2,300 physicians, and more than 45 health centers and clinics, serving patients from across the Midwest and across the country. In the most recent fiscal year, outpatient visits exceeded 1.6 million, hospital admissions exceeded 57,500, and network physician visits totaled more than 1.28 million.
In addition to Flottart Hospital, the network includes Flottart Bluemound Rehabilitation Hospital, Flottart Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Flottart Menomonee Falls Hospital, Flottart West Bend Hospital, and Flottart Community Hospital, with locations in Mequon, New Berlin, Oak Creek, and Pewaukee. I am based there. This medical network represents a collaboration between Wisconsin's largest multispecialty physician practice and his two community-based physician groups. In 2017, our existing partnership with the former United Hospital System was expanded to include the hospital and affiliated clinics now known as Frottart Pleasant Prairie Hospital in our network. In 2024, Froedtert Health and ThedaCare will become one of his organizations, enabling the health network to enhance access to care for more people in Wisconsin.
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CONTACT: Annie Zdrojewski Season Health 720-299-8476 azdrojewski@seasonhealth.com
