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Lifestyle Changes to Improve Your Health:
Assessment -- Goal Setting -- Intervention -- Evaluation

Benson Hospital Nutritional Services Department is available to help you meet your nutritional needs and goals. Each patient who enters the hospital is assessed by the department and an individual diet plan developed. Patients are reassessed throughout the hospital stay, and the diet plan is updated as needed.

Outpatients who would like help in developing a healthy diet plan can ask for a referral from their primary care physician. After receiving your referral, contact the Benson Hospital for an appointment - 586-2261.

General nutrition information and healthy eating guidance also is available upon request.

Everything Needed for Healthy Eating

Nutritional Assessment identifies issues that put you at risk for nutritional problems. Each patient has a nutritional care plan developed with individual needs and goals.

Food/Drug Interactions: Medications can affect and be affected by food. When these issues are identified and addressed, your medications can work more effectively.

Lab Value Monitors, performed under the direction of your physician, provides screening information to assess your nutritional status.

Indicators of Potential Nutritional Problems: Many factors affect nutritional status. By identifying these issues, we can help you set lifestyle changes to help you reach your goal of improving your health.

Special Needs: To be as independent as possible is a health improvement goal. By identifying special needs, such as special equipment required to assist with eating, a dietitian, in conjunction with a physical therapist, can assist you in maintaining independence.

Patient Education: A full range of nutritional information is available to promote healthy lifestyle changes. Our Registered Dietitian is available to provide education to meet your individual needs.