Patient Visitor Info

Food & Nutrition Services

Nutrition Services Management Team:

Director: Gary Witmer, Certified Dietary Manager
Manager: Cynthia Clark, Dietitic Technician Registered
Supervisors: Vickie Maulucci, Becky Stutheit, and Heather Walther

Registered Dietitian Team:

Our professionally trained Nutrition Services team works together to plan menus and meet patient nutritional needs.

Our registered dietitians screen patients to determine nutritional needs and provide interventions when needed. Mary Lanning Healthcare Nutrition Services maintains strict quality standards using the highest-quality foods. Our patient room-service style menu provides the best food for health, wellbeing and special dietary needs. Kid-friendly foods are also available.

Patients with special dietary needs are urged to contact Nutrition Services prior to being admitted.

Guest trays are available to purchase for $7 per meal.

Cafeteria hours of service:

MLH Cafeteria The Mary Lanning Healthcare Cafeteria is open to the public seven days a week.

Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday & holidays: 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Garden View Grill is conveniently inside the Visitor Entrance at Mary Lanning Healthcare. Our menu offers freshly prepared breakfast items, grilled foods and sandwiches. The Garden View Grill also provides excellent coffee selections from “We Proudly Serve,” which falls under the Starbucks trademark. Enjoy our outdoor sitting area and beautiful landscape scenery. The Garden View Grill is open to the public.

Garden View Grill hours of service:

Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays

Meeting rooms:

Meeting rooms are available for outside groups based on availability. Please contact the Mary Lanning Healthcare Executive Office for more information.

Nutrition consultation services:

Nutrition consultation is offered as an outpatient service for a fee. Some services are covered by Medicare and/or private insurance.

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Patient Visitor Info

Food & Nutrition Services

Nutrition Services Management Team:

Registered Dietitian Team:

Cafeteria hours of service:

Garden View Grill hours of service:

Meeting rooms:

Nutrition consultation services:

Your care. Our inspiration.

"William the Conqueror" – Teresa and Jay Canada of Glenvil

Your care. Our inspiration.

Shay Burk of Hastings

Your care. Our inspiration.

Enya Young of Deshler