Patient Food Services

Alberta Health Services - Provincial Health Services


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
780-778-5540 Ext. 289
Telephone
780-396-2240
Fax
780-706-8892
Languages
Interpreter/Translation services
Fees
Fee: N/A
Fee Reduction: N/A
Membership Fee: N/A
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes -
Other disabled access: N/A -
Agency Information
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Last Verified On
May 16, 2024
Address
20 Sunset Boulevard
Whitecourt, AB, T7S 1M8

This facility provides a range of healthcare services including a 24/7 emergency department.


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Hours of Operation
Mon
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Tue
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Wed
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Thu
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Fri
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Sat
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Sun
08:00 AM to 05:30 PM

General hours of meal service:

Breakfast: 7:30 Am - 9:30 AM

Lunch: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Supper: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM