The Department of Nutrition and Food Service at Al Salam Hospital conducts assessment of the nutritional status of patients, calculate individual nutritional requirements and educate families on special and health-promoting diets or nutritional support through a specialized team members who follow the recommended instructions by the treating physicians.
Nutrition requirements might change during illness or after surgery; therefore, we provide comprehensive medical nutrition services to all eligible patients including In-patients and Out-patients in different clinical areas; such as weight management, bariatric, nutrition support, pediatric nutrition, and chronic diseases.
Being part of the multidisciplinary team at Al Salam Hospital; our specialized clinical dietitians commit to assessing the nutritional needs and offering guidance and high-quality nutritional care for addressing today’s complex nutrition and health issues, since clinical nutrition plays an essential role in disease prevention and health promotion.
Related Specialties:
- Clinical Nutrition: Clinical Dietitians provide comprehensive medical nutrition services to all eligible patients in different clinical areas.
- Food Service: Food Service Unit aims to provide top-quality food by serving meals, snacks, and refreshments for patients, visitors, and staff. The food is served through the dining hall (i.e., cafeteria) or meal delivery to patient wards or to the ordered unit.
