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Our Center for Nutritional Rehabilitation offers services to children ranging from infants to adolescents with a variety of medical and nutritional issues.

Children commonly referred to this program may include those with the following issues:

  • Failure to thrive or poor growth
  • Unexplained weight loss or weight gain
  • Gastrointestinal disorders such as reflux
  • Celiac disease
  • Food intolerances
  • Food selectivity

An initial evaluation with a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Dietitian will determine next steps that may include working with other programs, including:

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Center for Nutritional Rehabilitation?

The Center provides a coordinated approach to care for patients with any issue or illness with a nutritional component.

Who is it for?

Children with any issue that may be related to nutrition, like excessive weight gain or loss, infant growth and nutrition issues, food intolerances, and developmental issues such as cerebral palsy that affect nutritional status.

What happens at the first appointment?

At the Center for Nutritional Rehabilitation (CNR) clinic, your child will see a Nurse Practitioner and a Registered Dietitian. The team will work with your family to come up with a treatment plan. Your child may be referred to additional specialty clinics such as Weigh Smart®, Endocrine or Feeding if appropriate, or he or she will continue to be seen in the CNR clinic for further work-up.  

What will insurance cover?

While waiting for your appointment, you should contact your health insurance company to check your coverage. We check your benefits as a courtesy, but it is your job to know your benefits. If your insurance changes or you have questions for us after talking to your insurance company, please contact our authorizations staff. You may be able to qualify for financial help if your insurance does not cover part or all of the clinic costs. Please ask us if you need help.

Forms

Please fax the completed form along with the following information from your child's pediatrician to 410-578-2654:

  1. Growth chart
  2. Copy of last clinic note
  3. Recent lab results
  4. Nutrition referral form

Or use our secure email system. Call 410-578-5250 for the instructions to email this form using our secure messaging system. The email address is [email protected].

If you email this form or any information about your child to Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital using unencrypted email, your child's personal and health information could be at risk if sent using an unsecured email system.

Additional Information

Appointments/More Information

If you have additional questions about the Center for Nutritional Rehabilitation or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact our Program Coordinator at 410-578-5250.