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 Dining InformationThe Dietary Services Department staff strives to ensure that patients and guests are satisfied with food services during your visit. To fulfill your expectations, we have made the commitment to:
Patient MealsPatient meals are served during the following times:
Menu SelectionsYou will receive a menu daily to make your selections for the following day's meals. Please circle your choices clearly, and remember to include such items as butter, margarine, sugar and cream for coffee. A dietary technician will help patients on a modified diet make the proper menu choices. If you do not receive a menu or if you have any comments, please call Dietary Services at extension 5222, and a representative will assist you. You should make your menu selection by 9:30 each morning. Your completed menu will be collected daily. At times, laboratory, X-ray and other tests will require that a meal be delayed or omitted. Whenever possible, you will be served after your test or examination. Should you have dietary restrictions for personal or religious reasons, please tell your nurse or Dietary Services representative when you are admitted to your room. At your request, the Dietary Services Department can also prepare the following for you and/or your guests:
* provided at an additional charge If you and/or your guest would like to order a special request noted above or have any other questions, please call Dietary Services Nutrition Hotline at extension 5222. We take pride in providing you with the highest quality of services and food. It is through your honest feedback that we are able to continually improve our services. If you believe we have not met our commitment to you and you are not satisfied with our service or food, we want to know. Please inform a Dietary Services representative immediately by dialing extension 5222. Please tell us why you are dissatisfied and allow us the opportunity to make the appropriate corrections or adjustments. Guest DiningAll patient visitors and guests are welcome to eat in the hospital's cafeteria, called the Friendship Dining Room, or in the Friendship Cafe, both on the first floor of the North Tower. Patients' family members and guests may eat in the patient's room by purchasing a guest tray. Friendship Dining RoomThe menu and hours of service are posted daily in front of the cafeteria entrance. Family members or guests are welcome to listen to a recording of the cafeteria's daily menu by calling Dial-A-Menu at extension 5780. Friendship CafeThe Friendship Cafe, located around the corner from the Friendship Dining Room on First Floor North, offers meal service at these times:
Takeout orders can be placed by calling extension 5511. If you would like to hear the daily specials, call extension 5510. The Friendship Cafe also offers a wide variety of candy, fresh popcorn and other refreshments. Vending AreaA vending area on Second Floor North is open 24 hours a day and provides snacks, sandwiches, hot and cold beverages, as well as a microwave oven. Guest MealsGuest meals can be served in the patient's room. Guests can choose from your daily menu or order special entrees.** Guests can place their order when the Dietary Services representative collects your daily menu or by calling extension 5222 at least one hour before they would like to be served. The charges for guest meals are:
Charges for guest meals will appear on your Hospital bill. Guest meals are not covered by your medical insurance, and the Hospital cannot accept payment upon delivery. Special arrangements have been made for guest meals for parents of patients in the Pediatrics Unit; please ask your nurse for details. ** There may be an additional fee for special entrees. |