Nutrition Services develops nutrition guidelines and standards for nutrition care within VIHA. Dietitians act as a nutrition expert and resource for other health professionals, patients, and students. Registered dietitians are members of the College of Dietitians of British Columbia.
VIHA's Nutrition Services provides nutritional care for patients in:
- acute care
- outpatient care
- home care
- long term care settings
Inpatient Dietitians provide nutritional care to patients at nutrition risk, including providing enteral (tube) and parental (intravenous) nutrition management.
Outpatient Dietitians provide nutrition education to outpatients that have been referred by a physician to help clients improve eating patterns to manage their medical condition.
Learn more about Nutrition.
Phone your local Outpatient Nutrition Service for more information:
- Victoria
Royal Jubilee Hospital: (250) 370-8322
Victoria General Hospital: (250) 727-4203
Saanich Peninsula Hospital: (250) 652-7500
- Duncan
Cowichan District Hospital: (250) 709-3000 ext-4265
- Nanaimo
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital: (250) 755-7691 ext-3609
- Port Alberni
Westcoast General Hospital: (250) 724-8817
- Campbell River
Campbell River and District Hospital: (250) 286-7013
- Port McNeill
Port McNeill Hospital: (250) 956-3655