Dietary department:

“ To assess current nutritional status and offer appropriate and sensitive advice on ways to optimize nutrition, taking into consideration physical condition, drug regime, cultural, economic and social aspects.”

For patients in hospital:
Assessing nutritional status of patients needing intervention, e.g. obese, hyperlipidemic, cardiac cases, hypertensives, renal, diabetics and intensive care patients…..

Optimizing nutritional status/aiming for ideal body weight and nutrition support, like oral feeding (including nutritional supplements), enteral feeding and paraenteral feeding.

Symptom control: dietary management of diarrhea, constipation, vomiting and nausea.

Liaising with the dietitian and kitchen staff and arranging modified consistency meals when required (e.g. dysphagia/swallowing problems) and special therapeutic diets, taking likes and dislikes for cancer and pediatric patients.

Educating patient and family about the nature of the diet before leaving the hospital.

Outpatient services
Dietary advice is offered on nutrition and weight issues, private clinic is available for personal consultation for outpatients and hospital staff.
For more information contact Miss Nancy Aad, Dietitian.
Tel.: 01-546200 # 180 or Cel.: 03-923433.