Patients can expect homemade, well-balanced and nutritious food while staying at Whitehorse General Hospital. We offer a variety of soups, salads, hot meals, sandwiches, desserts, drinks and snacks.
Our menu is changed daily to serve a variety of fresh foods, including special diets (vegetarian and diabetic, for example) as well as traditional food for our First Nations patients. We also use local potatoes, carrots, cabbage and beets, when in season.
Learn more about our Traditional Food Program.
Patient Meal Service
Patients are served three meals each day as well as an evening snack.
- Breakfast – 7:30 am
- Lunch – 12 pm
- Dinner – 5 pm
- Evening Snack – 7:30 pm
If you have any food allergies, please make sure that you tell your nurse.
A variety of healthy snacks and drinks are also available to patients on the second floor in the hospital’s inpatient area at the central nutrition station.
WGH Café
Patients and visitors can also use our cafeteria, located on the first floor of the hospital. Our friendly staff provide quality, freshly prepared meals and snacks at affordable prices, including hot meals at lunch and soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts, throughout the day. At this time, the WGH Café accepts cash only. The hours of operation are:
- Monday to Friday 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Closed weekends and statutory holidays
Vending Machines
Vending machines with novelty and snack foods are available in the hospital's main atrium.
Catering Services
For staff and community functions in the hospital, our team also provides catering services upon request. Whatever the event or occasion, we can help make it special. Call 867-393-8241 for more information.
Other Information
Canada's Food Guide
WGH Catering Request Form (Word)
Clinical Nutrition Services
Diabetes Education Centre