Tel. 937-641-4000
Fax. 937-641-4500

Location information: 
The Children's Medical Center of Dayton
One Children's Plaza
Dayton, OH 45404-1815

Director:  Jeff Delahunt

Services provided

Clinical Dietetics - Inpatient

• Inpatients screened for nutrition risk when admitted
• Patients at nutrition risk followed by a Registered Dietitian or
• Dietetic Technician, Registered
• Nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation
• Nutrition consults upon request

Clinical Dietetics - Outpatient

• The Body Shop - weight loss/exercise program for children 8 to 18 years – call 937-641-5378 for more information
• Outpatient specialty clinics serviced by clinical dietitians include nutrition, lipid, cerebral palsy, cleft lip/cleft palate, developmental assessment, diabetes, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, high-risk infant, metabolic, myelomeningocele, pulmonary/cystic fibrosis and sickle cell.
  • For hours and referral information, use the “Find a Service” feature to search for these specific services.

Patient Foods

• Room service for inpatients
  • Patients may place orders with our hostesses from 7:00 am to 6:30 pm.  Trays are delivered in an average of 20 minutes.
  • Our room service is one of the best in the country according to national surveys of patients and families.
• Modified diets for patients with special food needs, including:
  • Diabetic diets
  • Sodium-restricted diets
  • Modified texture diets
  • High protein-high calorie diets
  • Special formula preparation

Food Service

• Cafeteria, grill and coffee cart for patients, visitors and employees
• Vending services
• Catering for special events held at Dayton Children’s

Outreach

• Dietitians may speak with community groups as their schedules permit

After hours, on-call dietitian is available by calling 937-641-3000