The department of Dietetics and Nutrition services at Narayan Memorial Hospital is progressive & fully committed to provide the highest quality nutritional care, leading edge nutrition practice, food service & education, innovative business developmental process flow - to patients and staff. The department addresses today's complex nutrition and health issues found across the country and abroad to enhance the quality of life for people and communities.
We believe that diet plays a major role in the promotion of health and well being of an individual. The Department provides & promotes optimal nutritional care & food services to the hospital, and community.
Outpatient services:
- The department of Dietetics & Nutrition provides outpatient nutrition services within the hospital campus
- Nutrition experts from the department aid the general public with management of specific dietary needs in many different areas, including cardiac care, diabetes & childhood and adult obesity
- The department also provides nutritional care and advice about lifestyle management often through classes
Inpatient services:
- Good nutrition is a key component of recovering from surgery or illness
- The Department of Dietetics & Nutrition provides nutritional care, advice and education to patients while they are in the hospital and even after they are discharged
- Dieticians work with the medical team providing valuable information regarding appropriate nutrition care to the patients. They also educate patients in nutrient modifications done
- Nutrition and food service staff help patients select their daily menus and deliver meals to the bed side
Patient Food Services:
- This is one of the most important aspects of food system which includes food service management, nutrition communication and food production
Community Programs:
- Several partnerships with agencies and organizations have enabled the department to become involved at a community level
Types of Diet offered by us:
- Regular or normal diet
- Liquid diet
- Soft diet
- Restricted diet
- Therapeutic diet
- Diabetic diet
- Renal diet
- Bland diet
- Others (As advised by the Clinical Consultant Doctor)
