Dietetics & Nutrition Department

Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Services

The department of Dietetics and Nutrition services at Stellars is progressive & fully committed to provide the highest quality nutritional care, leading edge nutrition practice, food service & education, innovative business development 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.

Commitment

Stellars, like many leading healthcare institutions, believes that diet plays a major role in the promotion of health and wellbeing of an individual. The Department provides & promotes optimal nutritional care & food services to the hospital, and community in:

• Clinical Nutrition
• Food service management
• Research (Case Study) & Education
• We strive to attain the highest quality of care & service through effective & efficient management of resources, systems & advanced changes.
• Stellars provides & ensure maintenance of a safe work environment and Hygiene
• We believe that respecting each other is an important part of teamwork and encourages open communication, creativity & participation which enhances the quality of results.
• Stellars is committed to the development of skill & knowledge of all concerned members and supports Nutrition education in the community
• Stellars encourages the realization of professional & personal goals and achieve them with full dedication.

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 and many more fields.
• 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 in day today life.
• Nutrition and food service staff help patients select their daily menus and deliver meals to the bed side

Education and Research (Case Study):

• The department is dedicated to the education of nutritionist students and dietetic interns.
  Dieticians and Interns collaborate with other health care Professionals in organizing and conducting nutrition research
• Self-directed and inter professional learning opportunities are available through dietetic internship, undergraduate student placements

Patient Food Services:

• This is one of our 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)

Nutritional assistance in terms of diet counselling and educational material is given to all patients being discharged from the hospital. The advice being offered by the healthcare specialists should be followed religiously for better recovery and good health.