Meals and room service

Your child's nutritional needs are coordinated through your child’s health care team. The team closely considers your child's health and nutritional requirements, food allergies and special dietary needs. Your child will order meals and snacks from menus based on his or her individual dietary needs.

Room service for patients
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  • Patients and/or family call extension 2345 for meals or snacks
  • Calls accepted from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
  • Orders delivered within 45 minutes of call  
  • Breakfast available all day; lunch and dinner available beginning at 10:30 a.m. each day
  • Families can order patients’ meals ahead of time
  • Please check with your child's nurse before bringing in food from outside the hospital

Guest trays for family members

  • Family members can purchase guest trays
  • Menus are available and payment is accepted in the hospital’s Diet Office (lower level, Room M002A)
  • Orders must be placed one hour before mealtime

  • Guest trays are delivered with patient meals

Cafeteria (level A/basement)

  • Freshly prepared foods include:

-- Grilled sandwiches

-- Salad and deli sandwich bars

-- Hot meals, soups

-- Beverages, snacks and desserts

  • Seating area and vending machines open for families 24 hours a day,  seven days a week
  • Cafeteria staff provides food services during the following days and times:

Mondays through Fridays

Grill service: 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.; 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.
Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dinner: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays, Sundays

Breakfast: 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dinner: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

McDonald's (level A/basement)

  • Mondays through Fridays from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Children's Memorial Café (first floor, Siragusa Lobby)

  • Offers coffee/espresso drinks and selection of baked goods
  • Mondays through Thursdays from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Fridays from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Closed Saturdays and Sundays

Vending machines (multiple locations)

  • Lower level, cafeteria
  • Emergency department waiting area
  • Various floors/parent lounges