Dietary

The Dietary Department at Dar Al Shifa Hospital is dedicated to providing exceptional nutritional care to enhance the health and well-being of individuals. Our mission is to improve nutritional status and promote healthier lifestyle choices. Our team of highly skilled and qualified dietitians is experienced in managing a wide range of medical conditions for patients of all age groups. Using advanced technology to assess body composition, we create personalized dietary plans that lead to optimal health outcomes. In addition, we actively promote health and wellness programs both within the hospital and across the broader community.

Scope of Services:

Ambulatory Services:

• Personalized Assessments & Care Plans: Tailored nutrition care designed to ensure successful health outcomes.
• Weight Management: Customized programs for both weight loss and weight gain.
• Diabetes Management: Specialized diet programs and education for both children and adults, including carb counting and insulin-to-carb dosing for Type 1 diabetes.
• Pregnancy Nutrition: Tailored nutrition and weight management programs during pregnancy, including the management of gestational diabetes.
• Athlete Nutrition: Specialized nutrition plans to enhance athletic performance and recovery.
• Cardiac Nutrition: Therapeutic diets for managing cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, high cholesterol, and elevated triglyceride levels.
• Pediatric Nutrition: Customized programs for managing underweight and obesity in children.
• Renal Diets: Personalized diets for chronic kidney disease and kidney failure.
• Uric Acid Reduction: Specialized diet plans aimed at reducing uric acid levels.
• Gastrointestinal Diets: Focused diets for conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cholecystectomy, Crohn’s disease, ulcers, reflux, and more.
• Post-Surgery Nutrition: Diet plans for patients recovering from gastric bypass, gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy.
• Tube Feeding: Nutritional calculations and education for tube-fed patients.

Shifa Lite meals Service:

• Shifa Lite: A balanced and healthy food service designed for weight management, portion control, medical condition treatment, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. This service ensures patients receive all essential needs for optimal health.
• Convenient & Balanced Meals: Prepared with high-quality, fresh local ingredients

In-patient Nutrition Care:

• Critical & Chronic Disease Care: Specialized nutritional therapy for patients in critical care units, as well as those with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiac disease, renal failure, and post-surgery recovery.
• Pediatric & Obstetric Nutrition: Nutritional support for pediatric, pregnancy and lactation-related dietary guidance.

Health and Wellness Promotion: The Dietary Department plays an active role in health promotion by offering educational programs for healthcare professionals and the community. Our initiatives include workshops, school programs, and health conferences, all aimed at promoting a healthier lifestyle.