Drexel University College of Medicine

All patients admitted to Tenet Hospitals will be screened within 24 hours by a member of the Nutrition Support Service for the possibility of requiring partial or total nutrition support. Admitted patients will be stratified into one of four categories.

• Category 1: Patients who are unlikely to require any nutritional support.
• Category 2: Patients who are unlikely to require support but for some reason may require prolonged hospitalization and should be re-evaluated on a periodic basis for nutritional needs.
• Category 3: Patients who will require a nutritional evaluation and after evaluation can benefit from supplemental enteral nutrition. (Moderate risk)
• Category 4: Patients, who by virtue of their primary disease process, require supplemental to full nutritional enteral and/or parenteral support during their hospitalization. (High-Risk)

The Nutrition Support Service will be immediately available 24 hours/day 7days/week weekends and holidays for all consultations. All category 4 high-risk patients will automatically have a Nutrition Support Service consult placed within 24 hours of stratification unless canceled by the primary service with this time period. All consults will be answered within 24 hours of request.

To make an appointment, call 215-762-4157.