Nutrition & specialized care.
We live in a time of specialized medical care. Now, patients can find myriad healthcare centers that offer state-of-the-art treatment for their particular ailments & disabilities. As therapy regimens have become more sophisticated, so has the role food & nutrition programs play in patient care. Featured on the following pages are five programs that are tailored to patients living with chemical dependencies, eating disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancer & mental illness. In each, directors & dietitians are working actively with other healthcare professionals to provide the kind of nutritional support patients need to regain their health or, in some cases, even to survive.
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D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D002300:Cardiac Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D000072038:Cardiac Rehabilitation; D004045:Dietary Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005521:Food Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States