Nutrition Services
The HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley’s Clinical Nutrition Department can help you by making recommendations on how to keep yourself nourished with a well-balanced diet. Maintaining optimal nutrition may help support immune function, decrease your risk of infection, preserve lean body mass and help rebuild body tissue. Ultimately, a well-balanced diet can improve your tolerance to treatment and help you recover faster.
Services
- Nutritional assessments for patients admitted to the hospital
- Customized and individualized nutritional education for patients who need a special diet upon discharge from the hospital
- Seminars and lectures for the general public
- Nutritional assessments and counseling (fee based services for members of the community suffering from obesity, hypertension, diabetes and heart disease)