Iowa 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.

IOWA HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:  

Adair County Health System, Greenfield, online contact form

Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley (see CHI Health)

Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Corning (see CHI Health)

Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs (see CHI Health)

Allen Memorial Hospital/UnityPoint Health, Waterloo, @AllenHospital

American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn

American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross

Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg

Audubon County Memorial Hospital & Clinics, Audubon, FB message

Avera Health (multi-state), @AveraHealth

Avera Holy Family Health, Estherville (see Avera Health)

Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital, Primghar, online contact form

Belmond Medical Center, Belmond (see Trinity Health)

Blank Children's Hospital, Des Moines, @blankchildrens

Boone County Hospital, Boone, online contact form

Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines, @BroadlawnsMed

Buchanan County Health Center, Independence, @BCHCIowa

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake, FB message

Burgess Health Center, Onowa, @BurgessHealth

Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch

Cass County Health System, Atlantic, online contact form

Central Community Hospital, Elkader, FB message

Cherokee Regional Medical Center, online contact form

CHI Health, @CHIhealth

Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj 

Clarinda Regional Health Center, Clarinda, @CRHC51632

Clarke County Hospital/UnityPoint Health, Osceola, online contact form

Community Memorial Hospital, Sumner (see UnityPoint Health)

Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo (see Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare)

Crawford County Community Hospital, Denison, @ccmh_ia 

Dallas County Hospital, Perry, @DCH_Perry

Davis County Hospital, Bloomfield, online contact form

Decatur County Hospital, Leon, online contact form

Finley Hospital, Dubuque (see UnityPoint Health, Finley Hospital)

Floyd County Medical Center, Charles City, online contact form

Floyd Valley Hospital, Le Mars, @FloydValleyHosp

Fort Madison Community Hospital, Fort Madison, online contact form

Franklin General Hospital, Hampton, online contact form

Genesis Health System, IA/IL, @genesishealth

Grape Community Hospital, Hamburg, FB message

Great River Health Systems, West Burlington, @GreatRiverMed

Greater Regional Medical Center, Creston, online contact form

Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson, online contact form

Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell, @GRMC

Grundy County Memorial Hospital, UnityPoint Health, Grundy Center, @GCMHosp

Gundersen Health System, WI/MN/IA, @gundersenhealth

Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center, online contact form

Guttenberg Municipal Hospital, Guttenberg, FB message

Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt, @TrustHCHS

Hansen Family Hospital, Iowa Falls, online contact form

Hawarden Community Hospital, Hawarden, Email: negaardj@mercyhealth.com

Hegg Memorial Health Center, Rock Valley, @hegghc

Henry County Health Center, Mount Pleasant, online contact form

Horn Memorial Hospital, Ida Grove, FB message

Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, Humboldt, online contact form

Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines (see UnityPoint Health, Des Moines)

Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics (7 locations), @Iowa_Speciality

Jackson County Regional Health Center, Maquoketa (see Genesis Health System)

Jefferson County Health Center, Fairfield, Email: mchandler@jeffersoncountyhealthcenter.org

Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs (see Methodist Health System)

Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa (see UnityPoint Health, Jones Regional Medical Center)

Keokuk Area Hospital, Keokuk (see UnityPoint Health, Keokuk)

Keokuk County Health Center, Sigourney (unable to contact)

Keokuk Health Systems, Keokuk, online contact form

Knoxville Hospital & Clinics, Knoxville, @knoxvillehosp

Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona, online contact form

Lakes Regional Healthcare, Spirit Lake, @LakesReglHealth

Loring Hospital, Sac City, online contact form

Lucas County Health Center, Chariton, @LCHCIA

Madison County Memorial Hospital, Winterset (see The Iowa Clinic)

Mahaska Health Partnership, Oskaloosa, online contact form

Manning Regional Healthcare, Manning, FB message 

Marengo Memorial Hospital, Marengo, @MarengoHospital

Marshalltown Medical & Surgery Center, Marshalltown (see UnityPoint Health, Marshalltown)

Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, @MaryGreeley

Mayo Clinic Health System (multi-state), @MayoClinic + @MayoClinicHS

Mercy Hospital of Franciscan SRS, Oelwein (see Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare)

Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, online contact form

Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, @MercyCR

Mercy Medical Center, Clinton, @Mercy_Clinton

Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines, @MercyDesMoines

Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, @MercyDubuque

Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton, online contact form

Mercy Medical Center, North Iowa, Mason City, @MercyNorthIowa

Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, @mercysiouxcity

Methodist Health System (multi-state), @MethodistHealth

Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage, FB message

Monroe County Hospital & Clinics, Albia, @MCHCAlbia

Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, Red Oak, @mcmhiowa

Mosaic Life Care (multi-state), @Mosaic_LifeCare

Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, online contact form

Orange City Area Health System Hospital, Orange City, online contact form

Osceola Community Hospital, Sibley (see Avera Health)

Ottumwa Regional Health Center, Ottumwa, online contact form

Palmer Lutheran Health Center, La Crosse (see Gundersen Health System)

Palo Alto County Health System, Emmetsburg, @PACHS_Iowa

Pella Regional Health Center, Pella, @PellaRegional

Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, P.C., Cedar Rapids, online contact form

Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas, @PocahontasHosp

RCCH HealthCare Partners (13 states), online contact form

Regional Health Services of Howard County, Cresco, online contact form

Regional Medical Center, Manchester (unable to contact)

Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr, Email: info@rchmtayr.org

Sanford Health, @SanfordHealth

Sanford Sheldon Medical Center, Sheldon (see Sanford Health)

Sartori Memorial Hospital, Cedar Falls (see Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare)

Select Specialty Hospital, Davenport, online contact form

Shenandoah Medical Center, Shenandoah (unable to contact; email returned as undeliverable)  

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

Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center, @SxCenterHealth

Skiff Medical Center, Newton, @skiffmed 

Spencer Hospital, Spencer, Email: webmaster@spencerhospital.org

St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll, FB message

St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids (see UnityPoint Health, Cedar Rapids)

St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Sioux City (see UnityPoint Health, Sioux City)

Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Lake City, FB message

Story County Medical Center, Nevada, IA, @storymedical

The Iowa Clinic, Central Iowa, @TheIowaClinic

Trinity at Terrace Park, Bettendorf (see UnityPoint Health)

Trinity Health (21 states), @TrinityHealthMI

Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge (see UnityPoint, Fort Dodge)

Unity HealthCare, Muscatine (see UnityPoint Health)

UnityPoint Health (multi-state), @UnityPointNews

UnityPoint Health, Cedar Rapids, @UnityPointCR

UnityPoint Health, DesMoines, @UnityPointDSM

UnityPoint Health, Finley Hospital, Dubuque, @UnityPointDBQ

UnityPoint Health, Fort Dodge, @UnityPointFD

UnityPoint Health, Jones Regional Medical Center, online contact form

UnityPoint Health, Keokuk, online contact form

UnityPoint Health, Marshalltown, FB message

UnityPoint Health, Quad Cities/Muscatine, @TrinityQC

UnityPoint Health, Sioux City, @UnityPointSC

UnityPoint Health, Waterloo, @AllenHospital

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, @uihealthcare

University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, @UIchildrens

VA Central Iowa Health Care System, Des Moines, @VeteransHealth

Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, online contact form

Van Diest Medical Center, Webster City, @VanDiestMC 

Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, @VAIowaCity

Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon, @vmhospital

Virginia Gay Hospital and Clinics, Vinton, FB message

Washington County Hospital, Washington, FB message

Waverly Health Center, Waverly, @WHCenter

Wayne County Hospital, Corydon, online contact form

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, IA, @WheatonIowa

Winneshiek Medical Center, Decorah, FB message

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 Iowa," Wikipedia

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