You are welcome to bring food from home or from a restaurant for yourself and your child, unless a special diet has been ordered for your child. Refrigerators, microwave ovens, and utensils are available in all pediatric units. If you store food in the refrigerator, please mark your child’sname and the date on all items.

Hy-Vee Healthy Snacks

Hy-Vee Food Stores provide each pediatric patient’s family with a healthy snack each day. Two tokens per patient per day are available for you to use in a special vending machine located in the family lounge on each pediatric unit. To obtain tokens, please see your child’s nurse or the nursing unit clerk.

Dining Choices in the Hospital