MEDICAL Services
Food and Nutrition Services
Nutrition Services
and Nutrition
for Weight and Health
WELCOME TO FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
Food and Nutrition Services is dedicated to providing patients, staff, and visitors within the hospital as well as the Greater Manchester community with competent, creative, and compassionate services. Our department seeks to integrate clinical nutrition services with delicious food and excellent, hospitable service. The most important "ingredient" in providing excellent food and nutrition services is the quality of our staff. We are proud of our team of clinical nutritionists who are licensed dietitians, professionally trained culinary staff, and our dedicated long-term staff of servers, nutrition assistants, hospitality aides, clerks, porters, supervisors and managers. A high proportion of our staff is certified in food safety and sanitation training. We are regularly cited by Manchester's Health Department as an exemplary food service facility and our dietitians have received state and national recognition for their research and service to their profession. Food is prepared fresh on a daily basis. We use state of the art food safety techniques and quality control systems to ensure that all food is safe and delicious.
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At Elliot Hospital, we proudly offer room service style dining for our patients as part of our commitment to excellence in healthcare. We believe that good nutrition is an essential to the healing process. Patients select their meals from our expansive, restaurant style menu. Click here to view the menu. To assist patients in meeting dietary goals, we’ve listed the number of carbohydrates in menu items, indicated heart healthy items with a (♥), low salt items (LS) and high salt items (Salt shaker).
The program is easy to use. When a patient is ready to eat, they simply call MENU or 6368 from an internal phone between 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Meals may be ordered ahead and specific delivery times may be requested. Our nutrition assistant will deliver fresh and specialized meals within 45 minutes of the call between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6:45 p.m.
For patients requiring assistance with meal selections a nutrition assistant will visit them and place the order on a hand held computer or the patients’ loved ones may place the order for them.
We are committed to making our patients dining experience a positive one!
Inpatient Clinical Nutrition Services
Elliot Hospital's Clinical Dietitians are part of a comprehensive healthcare team. Clinical dietitians provide assessments of patients' nutritional status and education to hospitalized patients and their families. Working with physicians, they make recommendations for specialized feedings and nutrition support for patients. Dietitians meet regularly with other members of the healthcare team to ensure that our patients' nutritional needs are met while they are in our hospital and when they are discharged. From the smallest infants in the NICU to the elderly person recovering from surgery, all patients receive a screening to determine nutrition risk, with services provided based on the patient's condition.
Our Nutrition Assistants meet daily with patients to ensure that we provide food to their preferences. They will review menu selections so that it meets with the physician's diet order and provides good nutrition for our patients. Finally they collaborate with food service staff to make sure that we meet the highest standards of timeliness and quality.
Individual Nutrition Counseling
Our clinical nutritionists, all licensed dietitians, are ready to help you understand and follow the diet you need to achieve weight loss, weight gain, better athletic performance, recover from a health condition or from medical treatments, adjust your diet to a chronic health condition or just to better understand good nutrition and to separate fact from fiction.
Radiation Oncology and Nutrition
Good nutrition is an important part of recovering from cancer. A licensed dietitian who specializes in Oncology and Nutrition is part of the Radiation Oncology team. Patients who consult with our nutritionist receive a full range of nutrition advice to optimize their nutritional status, learn about foods that are healthy and tasty, and how to use nutritional supplements properly.
Elliot Center for Advanced Nutrition Therapy
We use the most current nutrition research to help individuals improve their health and learn how to achieve lifelong weight management. We offer programs for weight management, heart healthy eating, healing metabolic syndrome, supermarket nutrition coordinators, and seminars on a variety of holistic topics. A full description of our programs and services may be found at our website, Elliot Center for Advanced Nutrition Therapy .
Elliot Commons – Our Public Dining Facility
Elliot Commons is a cafeteria-style restaurant located on the Ground
level of Elliot Hospital. It is open from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM seven
days per week. Elliot Commons has a wide variety of offerings including
a grill section, a deli, tasty hot entrees, a large salad bar, desserts,
fresh-baked pastries, and a wide variety of beverages and assorted
treats.
Enjoy your meals or snacks in our large dining rooms or take them "to
go". Consistent with a town commons, Elliot Commons is a center of
hospital and campus life. Be sure to visit Elliot Commons and discover
that one
of the best spots to eat in Manchester is at Elliot Hospital!
Elliot Cuisine – Our Catering Services
Food and Nutrition Services provides full catering services to the Elliot
community throughout Elliot Health System. Our services are available
upon request most commonly to users with a professional relationship
with Elliot Health System. We specialize in buffets, receptions, and
full-service meals, including breakfasts. We are not, however, licensed
to sell alcoholic beverages.
Food and Nutrition Services Main Office – 663-2206
Elliot Center for Advanced Nutrition Therapy (Outpatient Nutrition Counseling) – 603-663-4524
Patient Dining Services – 663-2205
Elliot Commons – 663-2326
Catering Services – 663-2629
