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nutrition services
Ohio Valley General Hospital’s Nutrition Services Department offers patients medical nutrition therapy to help aide and speed their recovery process. The Nutrition Department strives to serve our patients meals that provide them with their proper nutritional intake, while also ensuring the meal stimulates their taste buds.
Ohio Valley General Hospital partnered with Aramark Healthcare Services to provide high quality service to our patients, employees and visitors. Aramark’s number one focus is patient and customer satisfaction and the overall dining experience. Aramark combines a fresh approach to food preparation and presentation with clinical expertise in providing healthful menus designed to aid our patients in the healing process.
The Hospital’s inpatient menu features a wide variety of hot and cold entrees. Our hostess will visit each patient daily to personally obtain menu selections for breakfast, lunch an dinner. The hostess is patient focused, well versed on menu selections and works in concert with the hospital’s Registered Dietitian. The one-on-one interaction helps patients make the best food choices that will meet their nutritional needs to enhance the healing process.
Patient’s families can also enjoy delicious nutritious offerings in the Hospital’s cafeteria which is open daily from 11am-1:30pm for lunch and 4:30pm-6:00pm for dinner.
Nutrition Services for Inpatients:
Each patient who is admitted to the hospital is screened for nutritional risk within 24 hours of admission. If the patient is screened for “nutritional risk” a Registered Dietitian will be assigned to visit that patient within 24 hours to complete a more detailed assessment and follow up. The Registered Dietitian will determine a plan of action that may include diet education, diet modification, and supplementation of diet or the use of alternative forms of nutrition support. The goal is to enhance the healing process by maximizing nutrient intake.
Patients who may be suffering from long-term illnesses such as diabetes, renal disease, heart disease or cancer are often referred to outpatient services following discharge from the hospital.
Nutrition Services for Outpatients:
Ohio Valley General Hospital offers Nutrition Counseling Services on an outpatient basis. Outpatient services include in depth, one-on-one counseling at the hospital.
Following is a list of Medical Nutrition Therapy Consultation Services Offered:
Kidney Disease, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Cardiac-Related Disorders, Hypertension, Oncology, Preventative Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Pregnancy and Lactation, Pediatric Nutrition, Weight Management, Bariatric Surgery, Eating Disorders and Pre-Diabetes, Diabetes and Gestational Diabetes.
Most Nutritional Services for outpatients require a physician order or referral and are covered by health insurances.
For more information on outpatient services call (412) 777-6205.
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