Nutrition Department

The Nutrition Department at Ibn Sina Hospital is one of the most important specialized departments. It was established to provide therapeutic nutrition services to patients inside the hospital or to outpatients The Nutrition Department cooperates with medical and non-medical staff (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, kitchens) in all departments of the hospital (pediatrics, internal medicine, orthopedics, surgery, cardiac department, intensive care unit, maternity department) in order to build a comprehensive therapeutic nutrition plan that suits each patient and his health condition throughout his stay in the hospital.

The therapeutic nutrition plan includes evaluating the disease and providing individual consultations and important nutritional advice through educational sessions and booklets given to the patient and his companions. In addition to preparing a special diet program for the patient throughout his stay in the hospital based on his health condition and in accordance with medical recommendations.

The Nutrition Department supervises all meals that are prepared inside the hospital kitchen during all its stages. The Nutrition Department supervises all meals that are prepared inside the kitchen in the hospital during all its stages, starting from the purchase of foodstuffs until the stage of serving the meal to the patient to ensure full compliance with international food safety standards. The department also continuously follows up patients even after they are discharged from the hospital through the outpatient nutrition clinic.

The Nutrition Department provides comprehensive nutritional follow-up for various health conditions, whether for inpatients or outpatients through the Nutrition Clinic, the cases include:

– Diabetes (type 1 and 2)

– Hypertension

– High cholesterol and fats in the blood and heart disease

– Kidney disease

– Liver diseases

– Oral problems and difficulty in chewing and swallowing

– Gastrointestinal disorders (such as colon disorders and Crohn’s disease)

– Sleeve gastrectomy

– Tube and intravenous feeding

– Pregnancy and lactation

–  Polycystic ovary syndrome

– Malnutrition

– Health problems that happen as a result of an imbalance in the diet

– Weight control (obesity and thinness)

–  Follow-up and health care after surgeries such as colon or gallbladder removal operations

– Special care and follow-up for children (educational sessions for parents)