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Food and Nutrition Services
The Food and Nutrition Services of Grady Memorial Hospital provides
medical nutrition therapy for inpatients and outpatients, serves
cafeteria and catering clientele, and provides staff, community,
and patient nutrition education as appropriate.
HOURS OF OPERATION: 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Meal service hours for patients:
Breakfast---7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Lunch------ 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Dinner-------4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Nourishment for patients
Midmorning---10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Midafternoon--2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Evening---------6:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Meal service hours for cafeteria
Breakfast ---7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Lunch-------11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Dinner-------5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Services provided by Food and Nutrition Services are defined
by the needs of our patients and clientele. Comprehensive
nutritional care for all admitted patients may include nutritional
screening, assessments, diet instructions, and/or other
nutritional intervention as needed.
Additionally, outpatients
may receive diet instructions from the dietitian upon referral
by the patient's physician.
DIABETES
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
The Grady Memorial Hospital Diabetes Center of Excellence is ranked fourth
out of twelve affiliated diabetes centers
statewide in total number of individuals completing the program. The GMH
Diabetes Center of Excellence,
an American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognized program, provides service to
individuals with diabetes on both
an inpatient and outpatient basis.
The Diabetes team, consisting of referring physicians, along with registered
nurses and registered dietitians, provides
American Diabetes Association criteria-based education and self-management
training in group and individual settings.
Individualized education and self-management training is offered in all aspects
of diabetes self-care, including: disease
process * nutrition * physical activity medications/pills/insulin * monitoring *
crisis intervention * preventing, detecting and
referring individuals with complications * emotional/lifestyle changes *
diabetes and pregnancy * gestational diabetes.
For the diabetic patient, education and self-management is the key to long term
success and control of this disease.
In the most recent 12 month period, 128
individuals completed the GMH self-management training and education program.
In addition, two support groups involving more than 242 individuals met on a
monthly basis alternating between Educational
and Living with Diabetes topics. Ninety inpatients were also served with
diabetes intervention to help reduce their
length of hospital stay.
For more information about the GMH Diabetes Center of Excellence individuals can
call Susan Hankins at 405/779-2130.
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