Nutrition Services

The Outpatient Rehabilitation Center at The George Washington University Hospital offers comprehensive nutrition services to guide every patient to learn healthy habits that last a lifetime to prevent or manage disease. Experienced and certified dietitians work with patients who have the following diagnoses and specific disorders:

• Diabetes or prediabetes
• Obesity or overweight
• Chronic Kidney Disease IV
• Chronic Pain
• Dysphagia (swallowing disorder) 
• Head and neck surgery
• Hypertension
• Neuromuscular disease
• Stroke (CVA)

Treatments

• Motivational interviewing and goal setting
• Diabetes management
• Stroke recovery support
• Weight management support
• Pain management
• Modified texture diets
• Enteral nutrition therapy
• Post-operative and rehab recovery
• Comprehensive patient and family education

Program Goals

Our goal is to guide every patient to learn healthy eating habits that last a lifetime to prevent and manage disease, which includes:

• Regulate meal intake
• Achieve calorie balance with intake of fat, protein and carbohydrate
• Increase intake of fruits and vegetable high in antioxidants
• Inform lower calorie choices with eating out and portion control
• Increase healthy fat to saturated fat intake ratios
• For diabetics: learn to count, choose and time carbohydrate intake
• Achieve 10 percent weight loss for those who are obese or overweight

Additional Resources:

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• National Diabetes Association
• National Kidney Foundation
• GW Hospital weight-loss surgery

Dietitian