Georgia 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.

GEORGIA HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:

American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn

American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross

Anchor Hospital, Atlanta (see Universal Health Services, Inc.)

Appling Healthcare System, Baxley, @ApplingHealth + Email: crosbyrr@appling-hospital.org

Appling Hospital, Baxley (see Appling Healthcare System)

Archbold Medical Center, Thomasville, @ArchboldMedical

Asa G. Yancey Health Center, Atlanta (see Grady Health)

Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg

Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta (see Wellstar Health System)

Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, @AtlantaVAMC

Augusta Red Cross, Augusta, @AugRedCross

Augusta University Health, Augusta, @AUG_Health

Bacon County Hospital and Health System, Alma, Email: info@bchsi.org

Barrow Regional Medical Center, Winder (see Northeast Georgia Health System)

Berrien County Hospital, Nashville (see South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus)

Brooks County Hospital, Quitman (see Archbold Medical Center)

Burke Medical Center, Waynesboro, FB message

Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch

Candler County Hospital, Metter, FB message

Candler Hospital, Savannah (see St. Joseph's/Candler Healthcare)

Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Dublin, @VADublin

Cartersville Medical Center, Cartersville, @CartersvilleMC

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, @VAAugusta

Chatuge Regional Hospital, Inc., Hiawassee (see Union General Hospital, Inc.)

Chestatee Regional Hospital, Dahlonega, FB message

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, @childrensatl

Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids

Children's Hospital of Georgia, Augusta, @GAChildrens

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj

CHRISTUS Health System (multi-state), @CHRISTUSHealth

Clearview Regional Medical Center, Monroe, online contact form

Clinch Memorial Hospital, Homerville, FB message

Cobb Hospital, Austell (see WellStar Health System)

Coffee Regional Medical Center, Douglas, FB message

Coliseum Health System, Macon, @ColiseumHealth

Coliseum Northside Hospital, Macon (see Coliseum Health System)

Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Moultrie, @ColquittReg

Columbus Regional Health, GA/AL, @ColumbusReg

Columbus Specialty Hospital, Columbus, online contact form

Community Hospital Corporation (CHC), multi-state, @CHCCORP1

Cook Medical Center, Adel (see Tift Regional Health System)

Cornerstone Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe, online contact form

Crisp Regional Health Services, Cordele, @CrispRegionalHS

DeKalb Medical, Decatur, @dekalb_medical

DeKalb Medical, Downtown Decatur (see DeKalb Medical)

DeKalb Medical, Hillandale (see DeKalb Medical)

DeKalb Medical, North Decatur (see DeKalb Medical)

Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Augusta, @DoctorsAugusta

Doctors Hospital of Columbus, Columbus (see Columbus Regional Health)

Doctors Hospital of Tattnall, Reidsville (see Optim Health)

Dodge County Hospital, Eastman, online contact form

Donalsonville Hospital, Inc., Donalsonville  (unable to contact)

Dorminy Medical Center, Fitzgerald  (unable to contact)

Douglas Hospital, Douglasville (see WellStar Health System)

East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, online contact form

East Point Health Center, East Point (see Grady Health)

Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, @EastsideMedical

Effingham Health System, Springfield, @EffinghamHealth

Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton, Email: nseymour@emhcare.net

Emanuel Medical Center, Swainsboro, FB message

Emory Healthcare (10 locations), @emoryhealthcare 

Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton, @EvansMemorialH

Fairview Park Hospital, Dublin, @FPHospital

Fannin Regional Hospital, Blue Ridge, online contact form

Flint River Hospital, Montezuma, online contact form

Floyd Medical Center, Rome, @FloydMedical

Floyd Polk Medical Center, Cedartown, online contact form

Gordon Hospital, Calhoun, @gordonhospital

Grady General Hospital, Cairo (see Archbold Medical Center)

Grady Health System, Atlanta, @GradyHealth  

Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta (see Grady Health)

Gwinnett Medical Center, Duluth/Lawrenceville, @GwinnettMedical

Habersham Medical Center, Demorest, @HabershamMed

Hamilton Health Care System, Dalton, @Hamiltoncares

Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton (see Hamilton Health Care System)

Harbin Clinic, Rome, @HarbinClinic

HCA Healthcare, @HCAhealthcare

HealthSouth (multi-state), @healthsouth

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Newnan, Newnan, online contact form

HealthSouth Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, Augusta, online contact form

Higgins General Hospital, Bremen (see Tanner Health System)

Hillside, Inc., Atlanta, @HillsideATL

Houston Healthcare, Houston County, @HoustonHealthGa

Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins (see Houston Healthcare)

Hughston Clinic (multi-state), @HughstonOrtho

Irwin County Hospital, Ocilla, online contact form

Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, Columbus (see Hughston Clinic)

Jasper Memorial Hospital, Monticello (see Navicent Health)

Jeff Davis Hospital, Hazlehurst, FB message

Jefferson Hospital, Louisville (see Pioneer Health Services)

John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital, Thomasville (see Archbold Medical Center)

Kaiser Permanente (8 States/DC), @kpthrive

Kennestone Hospital, Marietta (see WellStar Health System)

Kirkwood Health Center, Atlanta (see Grady Health)

Landmark Hospital of Athens (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospital of Savannah (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospitals (multi-state), online contact form

Liberty Regional Medical Center, Hinesville, FB message

Lindbergh Health Center, Atlanta (see Grady Health)

Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, Lakeland (see South Georgia Medical Center, SGMC)

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

McDuffie Regional Medical Center, Thomson (see University Hospital)

Meadows Regional Medical Center, Vidalia, online contact form

Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon (see Navicent Health)

Medical Center of Peach County, Fort Valley (see Navicent Health)

Memorial Health, Savannah, @myMemorial

Memorial Hospital and Manor, Bainbridge, online contact form

Memorial Satilla Health, Waycross, online contact form

Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah (see Memorial Health)

Midtown Medical Center, Columbus (see Columbus Regional Health)

Miller County Hospital, Colquitt, FB message

Mitchell County Hospital, Camilla (see Archbold Medical Center)

Monroe County Hospital, Forsyth (unable to contact; email returned as undeliverable)

Morgan Memorial Hospital, Madison, FB message

Mountain Lakes Medical Center, Clayton, @MtLakesMC

Murray Medical Center, Chatsworth, online contact form

Navicent Health, Macon, @navicenthealth

Newton Medical Center, Covington (see Piedmont Healthcare)

North DeKalb Health Center (see Grady Health)

North Fulton Health Center, Sandy Springs (see Grady Health)

North Fulton Regional Hospital, Roswell (see WellStar Health System)

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), @myNGHS

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow, Winder (see Northeast Georgia Health System)

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, Braselton  (see Northeast Georgia Health System)

Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc., Gainesville (see Northeast Georgia Health System)

Northridge Medical Center, Commerce, online contact form

Northside Hospital (120 locations), Georgia, @NorthsideHosp

Northside Hospital Maternity, Atlanta, @NSH_Maternity

Northside Hospital, Atlanta (see Northside Hospital)

Northside Hospital, Cherokee (see Northside Hospital)

Northside Hospital, Forsyth (see Northside Hospital)

Northside Medical Center, Columbus (see Columbus Regional Health)

Oconee Regional Medical Center, Milledgeville (see Navicent Health)

Optim Healthcare, Savannah, Email: info@OptimHealth.com

Peachford Hospital, Atlanta, online contact form

Perry Hospital, Perry (see Houston Healthcare)

Phoebe Putney Health System (4 locations), @Phoebe_Putney

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Fayette Hospital, Fayetteville (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, @PiedmontHealth

Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Jasper (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Newnan (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Piedmont Newton Hospital, Covington (see Piedmont Healthcare)

Pioneer Community Hospital of Early, Blakely (see Pioneer Health Services)

Pioneer Health Services (multi-state), online contact form

Polk Medical Center, Cedartown (see Floyd Medical Center)

Ponce De Leon Center, Atlanta (see Grady Health)

Prime Healthcare Services (multi-state), @PrimeHealthServ

Putnam General Hospital, Eatonton (see Navicent Health)

Redmond Regional, Rome, @RedmondRegional

Regency Hospital of Central Georgia, Macon (see Select Medical)

Regency Hospital of South Atlanta, East Point (see Select Medical)

Rehabilitation Hospital of Savannah, Savannah, online contact form

Rehabilitation Hospital, Macon (see Navicent Health)

River Place Braselton, Braselton (see Northeast Georgia Health System)

Rockdale Medical Center, Conyers, FB message

Ronald McDonald House (RMH) Coastal Empire, Savannah, @RMHCSavannah

Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehab Hospital, Warm Springs (see Augusta University Health)

Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Atlanta (see Emory Healthcare)

Select Medical (multi-state), @SelectM

Select Specialty Hospital, Atlanta (see Select Medical)

Select Specialty Hospital, Augusta (see Select Medical)

Select Specialty Hospital, Midtown Atlanta (see Select Medical)

Select Specialty Hospital, Savannah (see Select Medical)

Shepherd Center, Atlanta, @ShepherdCenter

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

Smith Northview Hospital, Valdosta (see South Georgia Medical Center)

South Fulton Medical Center, East Point (see WellStar Health System)

South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC), multi-locations, @SGMChealth

Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick/St. Marys, online contact form

Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care, Riverdale (see CHRISTUS Health System)

Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale, @srmcatlanta

Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, Cuthbert (unable to contact)

Spalding Regional Medical Center, Griffin (see WellStar Health System)

St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, @wecareforlife

St. Joseph's/Candler Healthcare, Savannah, @chooseSJC

St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, Greensboro (see St. Mary's Health Care System)

St. Mary's Health Care System, Athens, @stmarysathens

St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Lavonia (see St. Mary's Health Care System)

Stephens County Hospital, Toccoa, online contact form

Sylvan Grove Hospital, Jackson (see WellStar Health System)

Talbott Recovery (2 locations), @TalbottRecovery

Tanner Health System, GA/AL, @TannerHealthSys

Tanner Medical Center, Carrollton (see Tanner Health System)

Tanner Medical Center, Villa Rica (see Tanner Health System)

Tenet Health (16 states), @tenethealth

Tift Regional Health System, Tifton, @TRMCTift

Trinity Health (21 states), @TrinityHealthMI

Trinity Hospital of Augusta, Augusta, online contact form

Union General Hospital, Inc., Blairsville, @UnionGeneralUGH

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

University Health Care System, Augusta (see University Hospital)

University Hospital McDuffie, Thomson (see University Health Care System)

University Hospital, Augusta, @univ_hospital

Upson Regional Medical Center, Thomaston, online contact form

Urgent Care 24/7, Savannah, @UrgentCare24/7

Warm Springs Medical Center, Warm Springs (see Community Hospital Corporation)

Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville, online contact form 

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Jesup, Email: info@wmhweb.com

WellStar Health System, @WellStarHealth

Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital of Emory University, Atlanta (see Emory Healthcare)

West Georgia Medical Center, LaGrange (see WellStar Health System)

Wildwood Health, Wildwood, @wildwoodhealth

Willingway Hospital, Statesboro, @willingway

Willowbrooke At Tanner, Villa Rica (see Tanner Health System)

Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington (see Community Hospital Corporation)

Windy Hill Hospital, Marietta (see WellStar Health 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 Georgia”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)