Patient Food Services

Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services

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Description
"Meals Matter" - Patient Food Services (PFS) provides quality food services to patients and residents to support optimal patient outcomes and quality of life.

Patient Food Services overarching objectives are to:

  • Offer quality food and food choice, to support Patient Centered Care
  • Work with the whole care team to ensure that Meals Matter
  • Foster a positive meal experience that results in enjoyment of meals, as well as improved satisfaction and food intake that supports recovery
  • Provide menus that are based on "Canada's Food Guide" and that are adaptable for therapeutic requirements
  • Offer appealing food that encourages eating for health
  • Provide meal service styles appropriate to the patient population (e.g. tray service, dining room service) and meal delivery systems that support safe high quality food served at appropriate temperatures to the correct patient / resident

PFS delivers more than 31,000 patient/resident meals each day within AHS facilities.


Affiliation: Covenant Health, Capital Care
Key Provider: cooks, food service management, food service workers, registered dietitians
Eligibility
N/A
Application Process
Referral Process: N/A


Waiting Period: N/A,
Telephone
403-529-8001
Fax
403-529-8975
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: Yes - Parking stalls and washrooms.
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
May 16, 2024
Address
666 5 Street SW
Medicine Hat, AB, T1A 4H6

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24/7 emergency department. The Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre is located within this facility.


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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Tue
08:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Wed
08:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Thu
08:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Fri
08:30 AM to 06:30 PM
Sat
09:00 AM to 06:30 PM
Sun
09:00 AM to 06:30 PM

General hours of meal service:

Hot Breakfast served from: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM: (weekends 9 AM-10:30 AM)

Hot Lunch: 10:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Supper: 3:45 PM - 6:30 PM