The Accredited Practicing Dietitians at Albury Wodonga Health provide a high quality patient focused service to all inpatient and community based programs across Albury and Wodonga campuses.
Dietetic services include:
- Nutrition screening and assessment, both children and adults
- Nutritional care for inpatients, outpatients and clients in the community
- Provision of disease specific diets
- Monitoring of diets to manage various medical conditions
- Assessment and management of tube feeding (enteral nutrition)
- Coordinating the Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Program for patients requiring enteral nutrition support
- Education sessions to patients, parents and the wider community
- Provision of care to people in the community with chronic health conditions
- Nutritional management of people with a cancer diagnosis through Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre
The Dietitians at Albury Wodonga Health also have a close working relationship with the Food Services Department to ensure the provision of quality meals to meet special dietary requirements.
Outpatient Gastrostomy Clinic
Specialist dietitians work within the clinic to support patients in the community with long-term feeding tubes (PEG and RIG tubes). Services include removal or replacement of balloon PEG/RIG tubes and troubleshooting tube or skin complications.
The clinic is based at the Albury Specialist Medical Clinic within the Albury Hospital one day a week. Patients can be referred by a doctor, nursing, allied health, or self-referred by patient or carer by completing the AWH referral form below.
Please take note of the referral criteria to ensure your referral is appropriate for the clinic.
Referral Information
Outpatient Gastrostomy Clinic Referral Form - Download here
Outpatient Gastronomy Clinical Referal Criteria- Download here
All other outpatient dietetic appointments require a referral from either a doctor, health professional or a self-referral. For external hospital transfers or referrals, please click the contact us page, and use the drop down 'dietitians' option.
Costs - Fees may apply for some services. Please ask our intake service for more information.
Contact - Dietetics Manager: 0409 803 492
Useful links and resources
Dietitians Australia
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Better Health Channel