Florida Hospitals/Health Systems Contacted

(Updated 3/19/22)

I continue to read personal testimonies from members of our corn allergy support groups documenting that medical personnel continue to administer corn sugar (dextrose/D-glucose)-containing IV fluids to corn-allergic patients in direct violation of the contraindication warning on the package insert.  It is also apparent that too many medical professionals do not understand that dextrose is the chemical name for corn sugar produced from cornstarch (D-glucose), 21CFR184.1857, which can prove fatal to anyone with an IgE-mediated allergy to corn.

Glucose: blood sugar (lifeblood of all living organisms)

D-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created from cornstarch); analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)

L-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created), analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)

The most heartbreaking testimonies are from parents of corn-allergic infants, many of whom have been diagnosed with "failure to thrive" due to the lack of corn-free infant formulas.  Hospitals have NO alternative safe sources of corn-free nutrition to feed to these struggling babies, and their pediatricians/dietitians cannot offer any assistance to parents of corn-allergic infants. 

In summary, the corn allergy population can consume very few processed foods; and no commercially-processed non-organic meat, poultry, seafood, produce, or fruit due to government-authorized corn-derived acid washes.  Many corn-allergic patients must have their medications compounded to exclude corn; and since tap water may contain corn due to corn-derived purification chemicals, many are forced to purchase other sources of corn-free water.  In addition, it is difficult trying to find a water filtration system that is not manufactured with corn-derived components.

Therefore, the primary message I am sharing with these hospitals/health systems is that it will now be their responsibility to provide corn-free foods, fluids, and medications (compounded to exclude corn-derived ingredients) to corn-allergic patients.  Otherwise, it could be interpreted that hospitals are discriminating against the corn allergy community.

After one of the state hospital associations informed me that it was not their responsibility to contact their member hospitals with our corn allergy awareness message/documentation, and instructed me to contact every hospital within the United States; I have been contacting hospitals/health systems in each state on behalf of the corn-allergic patients.

FLORIDA HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:

All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg (see Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital)

American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn

American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, @APHospital

Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg

Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, @AHMCAventura

Baker County Medical Services (BCMS), Macclenny, Email: info@bcmedsvcs.com

Baptist Children's Hospital, Miami (see Baptist Health South Florida)

Baptist Health Care, Pensacola, @eBHC

Baptist Health Northeast Florida, @BaptistHealthJx

Baptist Health South Florida, @BaptistHealthSF 

Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami (see Baptist Health South Florida)

Baptist Hospital, Pensacola (see Baptist Health Care)

Baptist Medical Center Beaches, Jacksonville Beach (see Baptist Health Northeast Florida)

Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Fernandina Beach (see Baptist Health Northeast Florida)

Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville (see Baptist Health Northeast Florida)

Bartow Regional Medical Center, Bartow (see BayCare)

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Health System, @BascomPalmerEye

Bay Medical Sacred Heart, Panama City, @baymedicalctr + online contact form

BayCare, Tampa Bay area, @BayCare

Bayfront Health, St. Petersburg, @BayfrontHealth

Beraja Medical Institute, Coral Gables, @berajamed

Bethesda Health, Inc., Bethesda Hospital East, Boynton Beach, @MyBethesda

Blake Medical Center, Bradenton, @blakemedical + @BlakeMedCenter

Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, @BocaRegional

Boca Regional Urgent Care, Boca Raton, @BocaUrgentCare

Bon Secours Health System, @bshsi

Bon Secours St. Petersburg (see Bon Secours Health System)

Bonita Community Health Center (BCHC), Bonita Springs, online contact form

Brandon Regional Hospital, Brandon, @BrandonRegional

Brooks Rehabilitation, Jacksonville, @BrooksRehab

Brooksville Regional Medical Center, Brooksville (see Bayfront Health)

Broward Health Coral Springs, Coral Springs (see Broward Health)

Broward Health Imperial Point, Fort Lauderdale (see Broward Health)

Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale (see Broward Health)

Broward Health North, Deerfield Beach (see Broward Health)

Broward Health Weston, Weston (see Broward Health)

Broward Health, Fort Lauderdale, @BrowardHealth

Campbellton-Graceville Hospital, Graceville (unable to contact)

Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch

Cape Canaveral Hospital, Cocoa Beach (see Health First)

Cape Coral Hospital, Cape Coral (see Lee Health)

Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, @CapitalRegional

Cedars Medical Center, Miami (see University of Miami Hospital)

Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford, @CFLRegionalHosp

Charlotte Regional Medical Center, Punta Gorda (see Bayfront Health)

Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj

Chris Evert Children's Hospital, Fort Lauderdale (see Broward Health)

Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, @CitrusMemorial

Cleveland Clinic, Weston, @CleveClinicFL

Columbia Miami Heart Institute, Miami (see Mount Sinai Medical Center)

Community Hospital, New Port Richey (see Medical Center of Trinity)

Coral Gables Hospital, Coral Gables @CoralGablesHosp

Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, @DelrayMedCenter

DeSoto Memorial Hospital, Arcadia, @DMHArcadia

Doctors Hospital, Coral Gables (see Baptist Health South Florida)

Doctors Hospital, Sarasota, @DocHospSarasota

Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando (see Orlando Health)

Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital, Macclenny (see Baker County Medical Services)

Englewood Community Hospital, Englewood, @EnglewoodComm

Fawcett Memorial Hospital, Port Charlotte, @fawcetthospital

Fishermen's Community Hospital, Marathon, online contact form

Flagler Hospital, St. Augustine, @FlaglerHospital

Florida Hospital Altamonte, online contact form 

Florida Hospital Apopka, online contact form

Florida Hospital at Connerton Long Term Acute Care, Land O' Lakes, online contact form

Florida Hospital Carrollwood, online contact form

Florida Hospital Celebration Health, online contact form

Florida Hospital DeLand, online contact form

Florida Hospital East Orlando, online contact form

Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Orange City, online contact form

Florida Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast, online contact form

Florida Hospital for Children (several locations), online contact form

Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center, Sebring, online contact form

Florida Hospital Kissimmee, online contact form

Florida Hospital Lake Placid (see Florida Hospital)

Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, Daytona Beach, @FHMemorial

Florida Hospital New Smyrna, online contact form

Florida Hospital North Pinellas, online contact form

Florida Hospital Oceanside (see Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center)

Florida Hospital Orlando, online contact form

Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute (see Florida Hospital Tampa)

Florida Hospital Tampa, online contact form

Florida Hospital Volusia/Flagler Counties, @FlHospVF

Florida Hospital Waterman, Tavares, @FLHOSPWATERMAN

Florida Hospital Wauchula (see Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center)

Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, online contact form

Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, online contact form

Florida Hospital, @FloridaHospital

Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, @FloridaMedCtr

Florida State Hospital, Florida DCF, Chattahoochee, @MyFLFamilies

Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, Fort Walton Beach, @FWBMC

Gadsden Community Hospital, Quincy (unable to contact)

Golisano Children's Hospital, Fort Myers, @SWFLChildrens

Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, @GoodSamaritanMC

Gulf Breeze Hospital, Gulf Breeze (see Baptist Health Care)

Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers (see Lee Health)

Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, Panama City, @GulfCoastRMC

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, @MoffittNews

Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange (see Halifax Health)

Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach (see Halifax Health)

Halifax Health, Daytona Beach, @HalifaxHealth

HCA Healthcare, @HCAhealthcare

HCA West Florida, Tampa, @HCAWestFL

Health Central, Ocoee (see Orlando Health)

Health First, Brevard County, @Health_First

Healthmark Regional Medical Center, DeFuniak Springs (left message w/Risk Mgmt. Dept., 850-951-4500)

HealthPark Medical Center, Fort Myers (see Lee Health)

HealthSouth (multi-state), @healthsouth

HealthSouth Emerald Coast Rehabilitation Hospital, Panama City, online contact form

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami, online contact form

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota, online contact form

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Spring Hill, Brooksville, online contact form

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Tallahassee, online contact form

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, Largo, online contact form

HealthSouth RidgeLake Hospital, Sarasota (see HealthSouth)

HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital, Melbourne, online contact form

HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital, online contact form

HealthSouth Treasure Coast Rehabilitation Hospital, Vero Beach, online contact form

Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, @RMCHealth

Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center, Davenport/Haines City,  online contact form

Heart of Tampa, Hudson (see Heart Institute at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point)

Hendry Regional Medical Center, Clewiston (unable to contact)

Heritage Hospital, Lecanto (unable to contact)

Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah, @HialeahHospital

Hollywood Medical Center, Hollywood (unable to contact)

Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne (see Health First)

Holtz Children's Hospital, Miami, @HoltzChildren

Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, @HolyCrossFL  

Homestead Hospital, Homestead (see Baptist Health South Florida)

Hughston Clinic (multi-state), @HughstonOrtho

Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach, @IRMCVero

Jackson Health System, Miami, @JacksonHealth

Jackson Hospital, Marianna (left message with Dir. of Nursing, 850-526-2200)

Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami (see Jackson Health System)

Jackson South Community Hospital, Miami (see Jackson Health System)

Jewett Orthopaedic, Orlando, @JewettOrtho

JFK Medical Center North, West Palm Beach, @JFKMCNorth

JFK Medical Center, Atlantis, @jfkmedical

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, @JDCHospital

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, @allchildrens

Jupiter Medical Center, @JupiterMedNews

Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, @KendallRMC

Kindred Hospital North Florida, Green Cove Springs, @kindredhealth

Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, online contact form

Lake City Veterans Administration Medical Center, @DeptVetAffairs

Lake Wales Medical Center, online contact form

Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, Email: info@myLRH.org

Landmark Hospital of Southwest Florida (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospitals (multi-state), online contact form

Largo Medical Center, Largo, @LargoMedical

Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, @LARKINHOSPITAL

Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Ft. Pierce, @lawnwoodmed

Lee Health, Lee County, @Lee_Health

Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, Email: mycare@CentFLHealth.org

LifeCare Hospitals (multi-state), @LifeCare_Health

Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, @LowerKeysMed

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando, @MDAndersonNews

Manatee Memorial, Bradenton, @ManateeMemorial

Martin Health System, Stuart, @Martin_Health

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, @MayoClinic

Mease Countryside Hospital, Clearwater (see BayCare)

Mease Dunedin Hospital, Dunedin (see BayCare)

Medical Center Clinic, Pensacola (unable to contact)

Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity, @MedCtrOfTrinity

Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, @mhshospital

Memorial Hospital Flagler, Palm Coast (see Florida Hospital Flagler)

Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, @MemorialJax

Memorial Hospital Miramar (see Memorial Healthcare System)

Memorial Hospital of Tampa, @MemorialTampa

Memorial Hospital Pembroke, Pembroke Pines (see Memorial Healthcare System)

Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines (see Memorial Healthcare System)

Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood (see Memorial Healthcare System)

Mercy Hospital, Miami, @MercyHospMIA

Miami Children's Hospital (see Nicklaus Children's Hospital)

Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater (see BayCare)

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey (see BayCare)

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, @MountSinaiMiami

Munroe Regional Medical Center, Ocala, online contact form

Naval Hospital Jacksonville, @NHJAX

Naval Hospital Pensacola, Email: pcola-webmaster@med.navy.mil

NCH Healthcare System, Naples, @NCHFlorida

Nemours Children's Clinic Hospital, Orlando (see Nemours Children's Health System)

Nemours Children's Clinic Hospital, Pensacola (see Nemours Children's Health System)

Nemours Children's Health System, Jacksonville, @Nemours

Nemours Children's Hospital, Jacksonville (see Nemours Children's Health System)

Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, @Nicklaus4Kids

North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, @NFRMC

North Okaloosa Medical Center, Crestview (spoke w/Risk Mgmt. Dept., 850-689-8100)

North Shore Medical Center, Miami, @NorthShoreMedC

Northeast Florida State Hospital, Macclenny (see Florida State Hospital)

Northside Hospital and Heart Institute, St. Petersburg (see Northside Hospital)

Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, @NSH_StPete

Northwest Florida Community Hospital, Chipley, FB message

Northwest Medical Center, Margate, @NorthWestMed

Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, @OakHillHospital

Ocala Health, West Marion Community Hospital, Ocala, @OcalaHealthFL

Ocala Marion Ocala Regional Medical Center (see Ocala Health)

Ocala Regional Medical Center (see Ocala Health)

Orange Park Medical Center, Orange Park, @opmedcenter

Orlando Health, Orlando, @orlandohealth

Orlando Orthopaedic, Orlando, @orlandoortho

Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando (see Orlando Health)

Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County, @OrthoCenter

Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, @OsceolaRegional

OwlNow Urgent Care, Lakeland, @NiteOwlCare

Palm Bay Community Hospital, Palm Bay (see Health First)

Palm Beach Children's Hospital, West Palm Beach, @PBChildrensHosp

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens, @PBGardensMC

Palm Springs General Hospital, Inc., Hialeah (see Larkin Community Hospital)

Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, @PalmettoGeneral

Palms of Pasadena Hospital, St. Petersburg, @PalmsofPasadena

Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchee, @PalmsWHospital

Parkway Regional Medical Center, North Miami Beach (see Jackson Health System)

Parrish Medical Center (PMC), Titusville, @ParrishMed

Pasco Regional Medical Center, Dade City (see Bayfront Health)

Peace River Regional Medical Center, Port Charlotte (see Bayfront Health)

Physicians Regional Healthcare System, Naples, @Physicians_Reg

Physicians Regional Medical Center, Naples (see Physicians Regional Healthcare System)

Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital, Delray Beach (see Delray Medical Center)

Plantation General Hospital, Plantation, @PlantationHosp

Poinciana Medical Center, Kissimmee, @PoincianaMedCtr

Prime Healthcare Services (multi-state), @PrimeHealthServ

Promise Healthcare (multi-state), @Promise_Health

Promise Hospital of Florida at The Villages, Oxford (see Promise Healthcare)

Promise Hospital of Fort Myers, Fort Myers (see Promise Healthcare)

Promise Hospital of Miami, Miami (see Promise Healthcare)

Putnam Community Medical Center, Palatka, @PutnamMedCenter

Raulerson Hospital, Okeechobee, @raulersonhosp

Regional Cancer Center, Fort Myers, @RegCancerCenter

Regional General Hospital, Williston, online contact form

Regional Medical Center, Bayonet Point, @RMCHealth

Rehabilitation Hospital, Pensacola (see West Florida Healthcare) 

River Point Behavioral Health, Jacksonville (chose not to contact; required personal info.)

Sacred Heart Health System, Pensacola, @SHHPENS

Santa Rosa Medical Center, Milton, online contact form

Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, @SMHCS

Sebastian River Medical Center, Sebastian, online contact form

Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center, Crystal River, @SRRMC

Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center, Lake City, online contact form

Shands Live Oak Regional Medical Center, Live Oak, online contact form

Shands Starke Regional Medical Center, Starke, online contact form

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, @SHCTPA

Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA, Canada, Mexico, @shrinershosp

South Bay Hospital, Sun City, @SouthBayHosp

South Florida Baptist Hospital, Plant City (seeBayCare)

South Lake Hospital, Clermont (see Orlando Health)

South Miami Hospital, Miami (see Baptist Health South Florida)

South Seminole Hospital, Longwood (see Orlando Health)

Specialty Hospital, Jacksonville, online contact form

Spring Hill Regional Hospital, Spring Hill (see Bayfront Health)

St. Anthony's Hospital, St. Petersburg (see BayCare)

St. Cloud Regional Medical Center, St. Cloud, online contact form

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, Tampa (see BayCare)

St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa (see BayCare)

St. Joseph's Hospital, Tampa (see BayCare)

St. Joseph's Women's Hospital, Tampa (see BayCare)

St. Lucie Medical Center, Port Saint Lucie, @stluciemed

St. Mary's Medical Center, West Palm Beach, @StMaryMC

St. Petersburg General Hospital, St. Petersburg, @StPeteGeneral

St. Vincent's Health Center Riverside (see St. Vincent's HealthCare)

St. Vincent's HealthCare, Jacksonville, @Jaxhealth

St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville (see St. Vincent's HealthCare)

Steward Health Care System, @Steward

Sun Coast Hospital, Largo (see Largo Medical Center)

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Tallahassee, @TMHFORLIFE

Tampa Community Hospital, Tampa, @TampaCommHosp

Tampa General Hospital (TGH), Tampa, @TGHCares

Tampa Shriners Hospital, Tampa, @shrinershosp

The Center for Bone and Joint Surgery, Palm Beach County, @OrthopedicDocs

Town & Country Hospital, Tampa (see Tampa Community Hospital)

Tri-County Hospital, Williston (see Regional General Hospital)

Trinity Health (21 states), @TrinityHealthMI

Twin Cities Hospital, Niceville, @twinhospital

Universal Health Services, Inc. (multi-state), @UHS_Inc

University Hospital & Medical Center, Tamarac, @UHMCHCA

University of Florida Health Cancer Center, Orlando, @UFHealthOH

University of Florida Health Shands Children's Hospital, Gainesville, @UFHealth

University of Florida Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital, Gainesville, @UFHealth

University of Florida Health Shands Rehab Hospital, Gainesville, @UFHealth

University of Florida Health, Jacksonville, @UFHealthJax

University of Miami Hospital, Miami (see University of Miami Miller School of Medicine)

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, @umiamimedicine

University of South Florida Health, Tampa, @USFHealth

VA Medical Center, Gainesville, @DeptVetAffairs

Venice Regional Bayfront Health, Venice, online contact form

Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, @WellingtonRegMC

West Boca Medical Center, Boca Raton, @WestBocaMedical

West Florida Healthcare, Pensacola, @WFLHealthcare

West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, @BaptistHealthSF

West Palm Beach Hospital (see JFK Medical Center North)

Westchester General Hospital, Miami, Email: mededucation@westchesterhospital.com

Westside Regional Medical Center, Plantation, @WestsideRMC

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, @WinnieHospital

Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven (see BayCare)

Winter Park Memorial Hospital, Winter Park, online contact form

Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, @WolfsonChildren

Wuestoff Medical Center, Melbourne (see Steward Health Care System)

Wuestoff Medical Center, Rockledge (see Steward Health Care System)

Published Corn Allergy Studies/Statistics  (“. . . Maize major allergen . . .”)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/05/published-corn-allergy-studies.html

Baxter Labs specifically warns about administering dextrose IV fluids to corn-allergic patients.

 "Solutions containing dextrose should be used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn products." - Page 3

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2011/016679s104,016682s105,016692s095,019367s026lbl.pdf

"Probable anaphylactic reaction to corn-derived dextrose solution."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1808842

BCPharmacists, "Warning: corn-related allergens . . ."

http://library.bcpharmacists.org/6_Resources/6-7_ReadLinks/ReadLinks-MayJun2007.pdf

DEXTROSE (CORN SUGAR): FDA FEDERAL REGULATION, GRAS - 184.1857

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=184.1857

“Corn Products and Derivatives List,” Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT), 6/6/17

https://responsibletechnology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Corn-Products-Derivatives-06-06-17.pdf

Corn Allergy Statistics (Monthly)

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2017/04/corn-allergy-statistics-monthly.html

Corn: It's Everything, Iowa Corn
https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything/

Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate

Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources

https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/

@CornAllergy911

Source:

“List of hospitals in Florida”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Florida