Cafeteria & Food Services

The Food and Nutrition Services department provides food service for Upstate Community Hospital's inpatients, visitors and staff. The department's nutritional professionals also offer the following clinical nutrition services:

• Assessment and care-planning for critically ill patients
• Instructing inpatients on diet modification
• Recommending formulas for patients who require tube feeding
• Registered, licensed professionals are involved in providing total parenteral nutrition, an intravenous method of feeding patients high levels of nutrients.
• Outpatient nutrition counseling is available to the community through our Health Education Department.

Meal service for hospital inpatients begins with breakfast at 7:40 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., and dinner at 4:30 p.m. In-between meal service is available upon request. For inpatient nutrition related questions, call (315) 492-5506. For outpatient nutrition related questions call (315) 492-5152.

The Hospital Cafeteria Service hours are as follows:

• Breakfast: 6:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m., weekdays
• Hot Lunch:
  11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., weekdays
  11:15 a.m.-2:00 p.m., weekends and holidays
• Cold Lunch/Snacks:
  11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays
  11:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekends and holidays
• Dinner: 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., seven days a week

Catering service is available for various functions held at the hospital. Questions regarding catering and/or the cafeteria can be directed to (315) 492-5062.