The dietitians plan, direct and monitor the fulfilment of diets required for the treatment of certain diseases and assess the nutritional sufficiency of diets.
Patients are admitted to dietitians' practices via the outpatient clinics and wards of Tyks
- by a referral
- urgent cases without a referral
- by an agreed treatment practice
Dietitian visits are scheduled by appointment or the dietitian can visit the patient in an inpatient ward. The guidance can happen individually or in group therapy.
Our services include
- the assessment of the patient's diet's nutritional sufficiency based on an interview or a food diary
- the compilation and monitoring the fulfilment of the patient's diet plan
- the development of nutritional therapy in the hospital district (patient meals, nutritional therapy practices, education of the staff)
A clinic fee or a continuing treatment fee is collected from our patients. Doctor visits of inpatient ward patients are included in the daily inpatient fee.
Contact information of the dietitians
The dietitian practices are located in various locations of the hospital. The street address to each dietitian is written in the invitation letter.
Paediatric patient
Dietitian Jaana Heikkilä
Tyks, U-hospital, entrance 3B, 5th floor, paediatric ward UB5, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, Turku
Dietitian Sanna Hirvonen
Tyks, U-hospital, entrance 3B, ground floor, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, Turku
Adult patients
Dietitian Mari Salminen
Tyks, T-hospital, entrance 18A, 2nd floor, Allergy unit TA2, Hämeentie 11, Turku
Dietitian Sari Isotupa
Tyks, A-hospital, entrance 4A, C Wing, 7th floor, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, Turku
Dietitian Katariina Nurminen
Tyks, A-hospital, entrance 4A, C Wing, 3rd floor, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, Turku
Cancelling or rescheduling an appointment
If you need to reschedule or cancel an appointment, contact the ward secretary or nurse of the ward you have been given an appointment to or directly the dietitian treating you. The telephone number can be seen in the invitation letter, or the telephone exchange can also connect you.