Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Tennessee 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.

TENNESSEE HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:
American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn
American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross
Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg
Ashland City Medical Center (see TriStar Health)
Baptist DeKalb General Hospital, Smithville (see Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital)
Baptist Heart Institute, Memphis (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Health Care, Memphis, @BaptistOnline
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Collierville (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Covington (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Ripley (see Lauderdale Community Hospital)
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union City (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, Memphis (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Rehabilitation Hospital, Germantown (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Restorative Care Hospital, Memphis (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Baptist Skilled Nursing Facility, Memphis (see Baptist Memorial Health Care)
Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, @Blount_Memorial
Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol (see Wellmont Health System)
Camden General Hospital (see West Tennessee Healthcare)
Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch
Capella Healthcare, Franklin, @CapellaHealth
Centennial Medical Center, Nashville (see TriStar Health)
Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids
Children's Hospital at Erlanger, Chattanooga, @ChildrensatEHS
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj 
Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell, @claibornemed + online contact form
Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Cookeville, online contact form
Covenant Health, East Tennessee, @CovenantHealth
Crockett Hospital, Lawrenceburg (see Southern Tennessee Regional Health System)
Cumberland Medical Center, Crossville, online contact form
Delta Medical Center, Memphis, online contact form
East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, @EastTNChildrens
Emerald-Hodgson Hospital, Sewanee (see Southern Tennessee Regional Health System)
Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, @erlangerhealth
Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Lenoir City, online contact form
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, online contact form
Franklin Woods Community Hospital, Johnson City (see Mountain States Health Alliance)
Gateway Medical Center, Clarksville (see Tennova Healthcare)
Gibson General Hospital, Trenton (see West Tennessee Healthcare)
Hancock County Hospital, Sneedville (see Wellmont Health System)
Hardin County Medical Center, Savannah, @HardinMedical
Harton Regional Medical Center, Tullahoma (see Tennova Healthcare)
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital, Rogersville (see Wellmont Health System)
HCA Healthcare, @HCAhealthcare
Henderson Medical Center, Hendersonville (see TriStar Health)
Henry County Medical Center, Paris, @HenryCoMedTN
Heritage Medical Center, Shelbyville (see Tennova Healthcare)
Highpoint Health System, Gallatin (unable to contact)
Hillside Hospital, Pulaski (see Southern Tennessee Regional Health System)
Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport (see Wellmont Health System)
Horizon Medical Center, Dickson (see TriStar Health)
Hughston Clinic (multi-state), @HughstonOrtho 
Indian Path Medical Center, Kingsport (see Mountain States Health Alliance)
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson (see West Tennessee Healthcare)
Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City (see Tennova Healthcare)
Jellico Community Hospital, Jellico (unable to contact)
Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City (see Mountain States Health Alliance)
LaFollette Medical Center, LaFollette (see Tennova Healthcare)
Lakeway Regional Hospital, Morristown (see Tennova Healthcare)
Lauderdale Community Hospital, Ripley (unable to contact)
Laughlin Memorial Hospital, Greeneville (unable to contact)
LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, @LeBonheurChild
LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville, @LeConteMedCtr
LifePoint Health, multi-state, online contact form 
Lincoln Health System, Fayetteville (unable to contact)
Livingston Regional Hospital, Livingston (see Highpoint Health System)
Macon County General Hospital, Lafayette (unable to contact)
Maury Regional Health System, Columbia/Spring Hill, @MauryRegional
Memphis VAMC, Memphis, @MemphisVAMC
Methodist Healthcare, Memphis, @MethodistHlth
Milan General Hospital, Milan (see West Tennessee Healthcare)
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (Vanderbilt University Medical Center), Nashville, @VUMCchildren
Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown (see Covenant Health)
Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA), multi-state, @Mountain_States + online contact form
Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Nashville, online contact form
Newport Medical Center, Newport (see Tennova Healthcare)
Niswonger Children's Hospital, Johnson City, @NiswongerCHosp 
Northcrest Medical Center, Springfield, @northcrestmc
North Knoxville Medical Center, Powell (see Tennova Healthcare)
Parkridge Health System (4 locations), @Parkridge_
Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, @Parkwest
Peninsula Hospital, Louisville (see Parkwest Medical Center)
Physicians Regional Medical Center, Knoxville (see Tennova Healthcare)
Physicians Urgent Care, @UrgentCareTN
Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt (see Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Regional Hospital of Jackson, Jackson (see Tennova Healthcare)
Regional One Health, Memphis, @RegOneHealthFDN
River Park Hospital, McMinnville (see Saint Thomas Health)
Riverview Regional Medical Center, Carthage (see Highpoint Health System)
Roane Medical Center, Harriman, online contact form
Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital, Smithville (see Saint Thomas Health)
Saint Thomas Health, @StThomas_Health
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital, Nashville (see Saint Thomas Health)
Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro (see Saint Thomas Health)
Saint Thomas West Hospital, Nashville (see Saint Thomas Health)
Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA, Canada, Mexico, @shrinershosp
Skyline Medical Center, Madison/Nashville (see TriStar Health)
Southern Hills Medical Center, Nashville (see TriStar Health)
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System, Lawrenceburg (unable to contact)
St. Francis Hospital, Bartlett, @SaintFrancisBar
St. Francis Hospital, Memphis, @SaintFrancisMem
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, @StJudeResearch
St. John & Mary Specialist Children's Hospital (see Erlanger Hospital)
StoneCrest Medical Center, Smyrna (see TriStar Health)
Summit Medical Center, Hermitage (see TriStar Health)
Summit Regional Medical Center, Gallatin (see Highpoint Health System)
Sycamore Shoals Hospital, East TN, @SycamoreShoalsH
Takoma Regional Hospital, Greeneville (see Wellmont Health System)
Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, Knoxville, @TnOrthopedics
Tennova Healthcare, Lebanon, @TennovaHealth
Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Knoxville, @thompsoncancer
TriStar Health, Nashville, @TriStarHealth
Trousdale Medical Center, Hartsville (see Highpoint Health System)
Turkey Creek Medical Center, Knoxville (see Tennova Healthcare)
Unicoi County Memorial Hospital, Erwin (see Mountain States Health Alliance)
Universal Health Services, Inc. (multi-state), @UHS_Inc
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, @utmedicalcenter
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, @VUMChealth
Wellmont Health System, @wellmonthealth + online contact form
West Tennessee Healthcare, Jackson, @WTHealthcare
White County Community Hospital, Sparta (see Saint Thomas Health)
Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, @Williamson_Med


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

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

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

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

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

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

Corn Allergy Statistics (Monthly)


Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources
@CornAllergy911

Source:
“List of hospitals in Tennessee”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Tennessee




5 comments:

  1. This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. Mr Jawahar Thomas

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    1. Thank you for your kind sentiments. All of my advocacy work is done voluntarily for the benefit of the corn allergy population (I have no advertisers).

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  2. Wow what a Great Information about World Day its exceptionally pleasant educational post. a debt of gratitude is in order for the post. Jawahar Thomas

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    1. Thank you very much, and I'm happy you found this information helpful. For your information, I have consolidated the most critical corn allergy links into one blog post.

      Critical Corn Allergy References, Studies, Statistics, & Petitions
      (Includes my submission to The Joint Commission, Congress, FDA, & U.S. Dept. of Health requesting emergency mandate that hospitals stock corn-free foods, liquids, & drugs.)
      https://cornallergyadvocacyresources.blogspot.com/2018/04/corn-allergy-reference-links.html

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