The Miami Children's Hospital Food and Nutrition Department provides meals, special formulas, and clinical nutrition services to inpatients. The meals prepared and served by the department meet the nutritional requirements of the patients based on the medical and cultural needs and at the same time are appealing to their taste. In addition, the department offers outpatient follow-ups by referral of the medical staff.

Clinical nutrition services include calorie counts, nutrition counseling, instructions on formula preparation, and daily screenings to determine which patients are at nutritional risk. The clinical dietitian works directly with patients and families to develop nutrition plans.

Services

Inpatient and outpatient nutrition consults and dietary education are available by medical referral only. Many insurance companies include medical nutrition therapy in their plans. Please check with your provider for a referral/approval of visit.

Services are subdivided into several areas of specialization:
Adolescent Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Feeding and Swallowing
Gastroenterology
General Pediatrics/Obesity
Genetics
Hematology and Oncology
Immunology
Intensive Care Unit
Neonatology
Nephrology
Neurology
Rheumatology

Miami Children's Hospital's Department of Food and Nutrition is one of the few in Florida to offer the ketogenic diet (high fat diet that can control epileptic fits in some cases).

Hours of Operation

Monday-Sunday 9AM-5PM

For more information, please contact us at:
Telephone: (305) 666-6511
      for department: ext. 2951
      for nutrition appointments: ext. 8413
Fax: (305) 669-6435