In honor of National Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, we're taking a look at the folks who make sure our patients have access to good, nutritional food all year 'round.
Experts in the nutritional science of saving lives
Kaleida Health's Clinical Nutrition team consists of registered dietitians and diet technicians who provide nutrition care to our patients. Clinical staff are stationed throughout the system, including Buffalo General Medical Center, Oishei Children's Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, DeGraff Medical Park and HighPointe on Michigan.
"Our clinical dietitians provide medical nutrition therapy to adult and pediatric inpatients and outpatients," said Clinical Nutrition Manager Lisa Neuhaus, MS, RD. "We have diet technicians who work in long-term care, acute care, and in the Infant Nutrition Center in the NICU at OCH. They prepare specialized formulas and fortify breast milk for the NICU and infants in the hospital."
The dietitians are trained to treat all types of patients, including those with renal disease, diabetes, cardiac issues, trauma patients, bariatric patients, children with metabolic disorders, and oncology and geriatric patients, among other populations.
The dietitians in the group conduct nutrition assessments on high-risk patients, diagnose and treat malnutrition, and educate patients on specific diets related to their health and well-being or specific disease. They also calculate specialized enteral and parenteral feedings for critically ill patients.
"Our mission is to provide quality and evidence-based nutrition care to the patients in our community," said Neuhaus. "Dietitians work closely with all disciplines to coordinate care for their patients." Among these are: physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, physicians and pharmacists, social workers and discharge planning. "Our dietitians also play a large role in precepting dietetic students from the University at Buffalo, Buffalo State College and D'Youville University to prepare them to become future dietitians."
Please join us in thanking our Clinical Nutrition team for helping to keep our patients well-fed and healthy.
Buffalo General Medical Center
Buffalo General Medical Center
DeGraff Medical Park
HighPointe on Michigan
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
Oishei Children's Hospital Infant Nutrition Center
Oishei Children's Hospital Infant Nutrition Center
Oishei Children’s Hospital
Oishei Children’s Hospital