• Malnutrition screening and nutrition support.
• Gastroenterology
• Bariatric Surgery
• General Surgery
• Oncology
• Intensive care
• Neurology
• Renal
• Food intolerance and allergies
• Wound healing
• Coronary care and cardiology
• Orthopaedics
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Rehabilitation

The St Vincent’s Private Toowoomba's Dietetic Services team provides specialised nutrition care for inpatients.

Eating a balanced diet is vital for developing and maintaining good health and well being. Food provides our bodies with the energy, protein, essential fats, vitamins and minerals to function properly. Good nutrition assists with recovery from illness and protection against infection.

It is common to experience a change in taste, appetite or ability to tolerate certain foods when you’re unwell or receiving treatment for an illness. For this reason we are available for consultation on the ward to assist and work with you to achieve your individualised nutrition goals during and after your hospital stay.

We provide:

• Nutrition assessment and diagnosis
• Dietary intervention whilst an inpatient, including provision of supplements to assist patients who are not able to meet their nutritional requirements through food alone
• Education on a suitable dietary plan ready for discharge to patients and their families/carers

Common dietary interventions provided in hospital include:

• High protein diets to aid healing
• High energy diets to maintain or build body weight
• Texture modified diets for patients having swallowing difficulties
• Nasogastric/gastrostomy tube feeding in patients with altered consciousness/loss of swallowing ability/very high energy requirements
• A range of diets suitable for people with diabetes, heart disease and altered kidney or gut function
• Food allergies/intolerances

Our hospital kitchen provides fresh meals daily and we pride ourselves on ensuring all our patients’ dietary needs are catered for.

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