Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) provide medical nutrition therapy to all patient population groups including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatrics. University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital, and Iowa River Landing (IRL) provide therapy, education, and services to a variety of medical conditions and units including:
- Nephrology
- Dialysis
- Pulmonary
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hematology and oncology
- Endocrine
- Sports medicine
- Behavioral health
- Eating disorders
- Bariatrics
- Cardiology
- Transplants (including heart, lung, kidney, pancreas, bone marrow)
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Neurology (including ketogenic)
- Burn Treatment Center
UI Health Care also has specialized RDNs on various intensive care units including:
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Surgical/Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Advanced Nutrition Support Team
Clinical Nutrition Services provides:
- Timely nutrition assessment, counseling, nutrition education, and instruction as ordered by the medical staff and/or as defined in departmental policies to meet the needs of patients' various backgrounds
- Clinical nutrition care for diverse patient populations, provided by 41 registered and licensed dietitians with assistance from 4 dietetic clerks
- Clinical nutrition services to both inpatients and outpatients of The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, and Iowa River Landing Clinic