Home Delivered Meals program continues to serve Marshfield
March 17, 2026
Contact:
Jeff Starck
Marshfield Clinic region of Sanford Health
715-389-4978 / Jeffrey.Starck@SanfordHealth.org
MARSHFIELD, Wis. – Home Delivered Meals, a food delivery service operated out of Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, will continue to support local residents in need. The program was recently approved to receive United Way grant funding through March 31, 2027.
“We’re thrilled with the ongoing support from the United Way and our collaboration with Marshfield Clinic,” said Kristin Hughes, Home Delivered Meals coordinator. “Marshfield Medical Center has been the foundation for the program since we started serving individuals in 1986.”
Meals are available to anyone living in the city of Marshfield, although most participants are older or disabled adults. Deliveries operate 365 days a year.
A Marshfield Clinic dietitian oversees the nutrition of the meals. Trays are made specifically for each recipient, taking into consideration all health and dietary needs (diabetic, low cholesterol, edentulous, gluten free, 2GNA, no MSG, pureed, ground, soft, heart healthy). Food and Nutrition Services team members at Marshfield Medical Center prepare the more than 21,000 meals made annually. Volunteer drivers deliver them to homes, at times accompanied by Marshfield Clinic residents and interns.
“This is an incredibly valuable resource for our community,” said Hughes. “It keeps people living independently in their homes, can bridge them after hospital stays and helps give their families peace of mind.”
If you’d like to learn more about the program or are interested in helping volunteer, email kristin.hughes@sanfordhealth.org.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization has 55,000 employees and serves more than 2 million patients and nearly 415,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes a network of 58 hospitals, 289 clinic locations, 145 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers and 1,100 active clinical trials and studies. The organization’s transformational virtual care initiative brings patients closer to care with access to nearly 80 specialties. More than 400 residents and fellows are trained each year through graduate medical education with Sanford Health fully funding and supporting 29 of the 40 available programs. Sanford Health also includes Lewis Drug, a pharmacy and retail chain with 60 locations in three states and nearly 190 pharmacists. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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