title: Preparing tube feedings in-house.
abstract: Tube feeding is a therapeutic technique that is widely used in various medical specialties. This article describes the economic and microbiological considerations used by Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New York City, in its decision to prepare tube feedings in-house.
mesh_terms: D003296:Cooking; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000191:economics*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006763:Hospitals, Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City