Catering
EOC patients can take advantage of healthy and varied culinary offerings. This offering is geared to patients' needs and aims to promote their well-being during their stay.
Menu
Each day, in case the patient is not on a specific diet, he or she will have the opportunity to choose the meal he or she wants from the proposals presented on the menu card located in each room. The chosen meals must be ordered the previous day, through the staff in charge who will propose healthy and balanced menus daily.
In case it is necessary to follow a special diet, the meals will be adapted by the staff of the dietary service, considering the prescriptions of the doctor treating the patient.
It is advisable to ask the nursing staff how to behave when relatives and acquaintances bring gifts of fruit, sweets or other food items, as well as drinks that may not be suitable for the diet being followed.
Schedules
Meals are served at different times depending on the department and are included in the following time slots:
- Breakfast: between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
- Lunch: between 11.30 am and 12.15 pm.
- Dinner: between 5:45 pm and 6:45 pm.
For any needs outside these times, the patient can contact the attending staff.
Restaurants
There are restaurants in the EOC facilities whose staff members are happy to host patients and visitors.
Below are the locations and opening hours.
Vending machines for hot and cold beverages and snacks are also available at various strategic locations in the EOC facilities.
| Hospital location | Location | Opening hours. |
|---|---|---|
| Lugano Regional Hospital, Civic | Floor - 1 | 11:30 - 19:00 |
| Lugano Regional Hospital, Italian | Floor 4, Building X | 11.30 - 14.00 |
| Bellinzona Regional Hospital, San Giovanni | First floor, building K | Mon-Fri: 6:40 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sa-Do: 8:40 a.m. - 7 p.m. |
| Bellinzona Regional Hospital, Acquarossa | ||
| Locarno Regional Hospital, La Carità | First floor | 14.00 - 19:45 |
| Mendrisio Regional Hospital, Beata Vergine | Floor -1 | Weekdays: 07:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Holidays: 08:00 - 19:00 |
| Cardiocentro Ticino Institute | Floor 1 | 08.00 - 17.00 |
| Rehabilitation Clinic, Novaggio | First floor, building A | 09:00 - 20:00 |
| Rehabilitation Clinic, Faido | First floor, building A-B | 09:15 - 17:00 |
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Taste Week
EOC and its facilities enthusiastically participate in Taste Week every year. The initiative promoted by the Association for the Promotion of Taste (APG) and supported by the federal government, aims to encourage activities that enhance the taste, conviviality and goodness of traditional foods for better health.
Menus based on typical local products and flavors are offered to inpatients, staff and visitors during the event. To show that even particular products can fit into any dietary regimen, in addition to the normal menu, typical Ticino dishes are alternated, revised in a modern way and adapted to the many types of dietary regimens.
The English version of this page was created with the aid of automatic translation tools and may contain errors and omissions.
The original version is the page in Italian.
