Patient services

Food and nutrition

Good nutrition is the cornerstone to maintaining good health and recovering from illness. Your diet depends on your medical condition and may change throughout your stay from a regular heart healthy diet to meals meant to control blood sugar for diabetics. Any diet can be adjusted based on your preferences (such as your tolerance for texture or liquid consistencies).

A pantry is available on every unit that has small snacks and beverages. Please let our staff know if there is something you would like to eat between meals.

Guest trays for families are also always available. For a small fee, the guest tray will be delivered along with patient trays.

Outpatient medical nutrition therapy

If you need advice on how to best manage your diet for diabetes, cardiac disease, eating disorder, renal disease, cancer, malnutrition or sports nutrition, Adena can provide nutrition therapy.

To learn more about nutrition services, click here. Appointments are available at Adena's main campus, as well as in Jackson, Waverly, Greenfield and Washington Court House.

Mail services

Incoming mail for our patients is delivered daily. If you are discharged and receive mail, we will forward to your home address. If you want to send mail during your stay, our staff can place stamped mail in our mailroom. Books of stamps or singles are available in the gift shop.

Interpreter services

If you have limited ability in speaking English, Adena can provide interpretive services. Our interpreters can provide communication with health care providers through most foreign languages and American sign language. If these services are needed, please notify us at least 48 hours in advance.

Chapel and pastoral care

Our hospitals have a chapel and offer pastoral care. Caregivers at each location can help patients request a visit from the hospital chaplain.

Adena Regional Medical Center: Our chapel, located on the first floor by the north entrance, is open 24 hours a day. If you would like a visit from your pastor, tell a member of your health care team during your stay. Chapel service is every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon. Services begin at 2:30 p.m. and average around 15 minutes.

You can also request a visit from the Hospital Chaplain by dialing extension 7529 or by asking your health care team. The Hospital Chaplain is available Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. An on-call Chaplain can also be reached after hours.