Under the new contract, Sodexho will manage the plant operations and maintenance as well as explore other facility infrastructure renewal projects for the three facilities totaling more than 4.5 million sf in size—the largest physical space managed by Sodexho in the U.S.

For more than 25 years, Sodexho has been providing various services to the Stanford organization including food service, housekeeping, patient transportation, and groundskeeping; the company begins the new engineering service contract this month.

"The expansion of the services we provide at Stanford to include operation and maintenance of their facilities is particularly exciting as this is a key growth area for our organization. We value the partnership with Stanford and look forward to providing solutions that provide operational and technological expertise focused on extending the life of existing critical equipment and optimizing capital dollars throughout their facility infrastructure," says Stephen Dunmore, executive vice president of the Facility Solutions Group for Sodexho's Health Care Services Division. "These hospitals are recognized leaders in their fields and Sodexho is proud to work closely with the administration to create value for the community, being committed to service and making a positive difference in the patient experience at the Stanford facilities."

Stanford Hospital & Clinics (http://www.stanfordhospital.com) is a university-owned, non-profit corporation known for advanced patient care. The Northern California-based hospital consistently ranks among the top in the nation in surveys by consumers and health professionals. Stanford Hospital & Clinics, in cooperation with the Stanford University Medical School, has pioneered medical advances that save lives and protect against disease.

The Stanford School of Medicine (http://med.stanford.edu/) is a premier research-intensive institution that improves health through collaborative discoveries and innovation in patient care, education and research. The school fosters a two-way transfer of knowledge between research laboratories, and patient-care settings with faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and students engaging in interdisciplinary efforts that transfer this knowledge into therapies to treat and prevent disease.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (http://www.lpch.org) is devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. Providing pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and associated with Stanford School of Medicine, LPCH offers patients locally, regionally, and nationally the full range of healthcare programs and services—from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury.

Sodexho Inc. (http://www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with $6.7 billion in annual revenue and 125,000+ employees. Sodexho offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, groundskeeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset management, and laundry services to 6,000 corporations, healthcare, long-term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government, and remote sites throughout North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., Sodexho proudly serves as the official food service provider for the U.S. Marine Corps.