Michigan 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.

MICHIGAN HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:

Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center, Saginaw, @VeteransHealth

Allegan General Hospital, Allegan, online contact form

Allegiance Health, Jackson, @AllegianceHlth

Alpena Regional Medical Center, Alpena (see MidMichigan Health)

American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn

American Red Cross, @RedCross

Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti (see St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital)

Apex Medical Center, Westland, @ApexMedicalMI

Arbor Health Center, Plymouth (see St. Joseph Arbor Health Center)

Ascension Medical Center, Howell (see St. John Providence)

Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg

Aspirus Health, MI/WI, @AspirusHealth 

Aspirus Iron River Hospital, Iron River (see Aspirus Health)

Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, Ironwood (see Aspirus Health)

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital, Laurium (see Aspirus Health)

Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, Ontonagon (see Aspirus Health)

Baraga County Memorial Hospital, L'Anse, FB message

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute/McLaren Health Care, Detroit, @karmanoscancer  

Battle Creek Hospital, Battle Creek (see Bronson Battle Creek Hospital)

Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Battle Creek (see VA Medical Center, Battle Creek)

Bay Region Hospital, Bay City (see McLaren Bay Region)

Bay Special Care Hospital, Bay City (see McLaren Bay Special Care)

Beaumont Health, Michigan, @BeaumontHealth

Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn, Dearborn (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak, Royal Oak (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Taylor, Taylor (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Trenton, Trenton (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Troy (see Beaumont Health)

Beaumont Hospital - Wayne, Wayne (see Beaumont Health)

Bell Hospital, Ishpeming (see UP Health System)

Big Rapids Hospital, Big Rapids (see Spectrum Health - Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals)

Bixby Hospital, Adrian (see ProMedica Bixby Hospital)

Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health - Blodgett Hospital)

Borgess Health, @BorgessHealth

Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo (see BorgessHealth)

Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac (see BorgessHealth)

Borgess-Pipp Hospital, Plainwell (see Borgess Health)

Botsford Hospital, Farmington Hills (see Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills)

Brighton Center for Recovery/St. John Providence, Brighton, FB message

Brighton Health Center, Brighton (see St. Joseph Mercy Brighton Health Center)

Bronson Battle Creek Hospital/Bronson Healthcare, Battle Creek, FB message

Bronson LakeView Hospital/Bronson Healthcare, Paw Paw, FB message

Bronson Methodist Hospital/Bronson Healthcare, Kalamazoo, FB message

Bronson South Haven Hospital/Bronson Healthcare, South Haven, @SHHealthSystem + FB message

Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health - Butterworth Hospital)

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, @MottChildren

C.S. Mott Children's MD, Ann Arbor, @MottDocs

Cadillac Hospital, Cadillac (see Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital)  

Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch

Canton Health Center, Canton (see St. Joseph Mercy Canton Health Center)

CareLink of Jackson, Jackson (see Allegiance Health)

Caro Community Hospital, Caro, @CaroCHMI

Carson City Hospital, Carson City (Sparrow Carson Hospital)

Central Michigan Community Hospital, Mount Pleasant (see McLaren Central Michigan)

Charlevoix Hospital, Charlevoix (see Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital)

Chelsea Community Hospital, Chelsea (see St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital)

Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids

Children's Hospital of Michigan/DMC Detroit Medical Center, Detroit/Troy, @ChildrensDMC

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj

Christian Healthcare Centers, Grand Rapids, @chcenters 

Clinton Memorial Hospital, Saint Johns (see Sparrow Clinton Hospital)

Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, FB message

Community Hospital, Watervliet (see Lakeland Health)

Covenant HealthCare, @CovenantSaginaw

Covenant Medical Center, Saginaw (see Covenant HealthCare)

Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, @GetCrittenton 

Deckerville Community Hospital, Deckerville, FB message

Detroit Medical Center (DMC), Detroit, @DMC_Heals

Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

Dickinson County Healthcare System, Iron Mountain, FB message

DMC Harper University Hospital, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

DMC Heart Hospital, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce, @DMC_HuronValley

DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit, @DMC_Rehab

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, @DMC_SinaiGrace

Duke LifePoint Healthcare (multi-state), Email: dukelifepoint@lpnt.net

Eaton Rapids Medical Center, Eaton Rapids, @ERMCHealth 

Forest Health Medical Center, Ypsilanti (spoke w/hospital pharmacist, 734-547-4700)

Garden City Hospital, Garden City, online contact form

Genesys Regional Medical Center/Genesys Health System, Grand Blanc, @GenesysHospital

Gerber Memorial Health Services, Fremont (see Spectrum Health - Gerber Memorial)

Grand View Hospital, Ironwood (see Aspirus Ironwood Hospital)

Gratiot Medical Center, Alma (see MidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot)

Grayling Hospital, Grayling (see Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital)

Hackley Health Management, Muskegon (see Mercy Health Hackley Health Management)

Hackley Hospital, Muskegon (see Mercy Health Hackley Campus)

Hackley Lakeshore Hospital, Shelby (see Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus)

Harbor Beach Community Hospital, Harbor Beach, FB message

Harper University Hospital, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital, Charlotte (spoke w/hospital pharmacist, 517-543-1050)

Heart Hospital, Detroit (see DMC Heart Hospital, Detroit)

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, @devoschildrens  

Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center, Newberry, FB message

Henry Ford Health System, Michigan/USA, @HenryFordNews + FB message

Henry Ford Hospital and Medical Centers (multi-locations), online contact form

Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital, Ferndale, online contact form

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital and Health Centers (multi-locations), online contact form

Henry Ford Maplegrove Center, West Bloomfield, online contact form

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield, online contact form

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, online contact form

Herrick Hospital/ProMedica Health Care, Tecumseh, online contact form

Hills and Dales General Hospital, Cass City, FB message       

Hillsdale Community Health Center, Hillsdale, online contact form

Holland Hospital, Holland, @HollandHospital

Hurley Medical Center, Flint, @HurleyMedical  

Huron Medical Center, Bad Axe, @CenterHuron + FB message

Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce (see DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital) 

Hutzel Women's Hospital, Detroit (see DMC Hutzel Women's Hospital)

Ingham Regional Medical Center, Lansing (see McLaren Greater Lansing)

Ionia Hospital, Ionia (see Sparrow Ionia Hospital)

Iron River Hospital, Iron River (see Aspirus Iron River Hospital)

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, @DeptVetAffairs

Kalkaska Memorial Health Center/Munson Healthcare, Kalkaska, Email: kmhc@mhc.net

Karmanos Cancer Center/McLaren Health Care, Detroit (see Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute)

Kelsey Hospital, Greenville (see Spectrum Health - United & Kelsey Hospitals)

Kent Community Campus, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health - Kent Community Campus)

Kindred Healthcare (multi-state), @kindredhealth

Kindred Hospital-Detroit, Detroit (see Kindred Healthcare)

Kresge Eye Institute, Detroit (see Detroit Medical Center)

Lake Huron Medical Center/Prime Healthcare Services, Port Huron, online contact form

Lakeland Health, St. Joseph, @LakelandHealth

Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Saint Joseph (see Lakeland Health)

LakeView Community Hospital, Paw Paw (see Bronson LakeView Hospital)

Lansing Urgent Care, @lansinguc

Lapeer Region Hospital, Lapeer (see McLaren Lapeer Region)

LifeCare Hospitals (multi-state), @LifeCare_Health

LifeCare Hospitals of West Michigan, Muskegon (see LifeCare Hospitals)

Livingston Hospital, Howell (see St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital)

Livonia Hospital, Livonia (see St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital)

Ludington Hospital, Ludington (see Spectrum Health - Ludington Hospital)

Mackinac Straits Health System/Munson Healthcare, Saint Ignace, online contact form

Manistee Hospital, Manistee (see Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital) 

Marlette Regional Hospital, Marlette, FB message 

Marquette General Hospital, Marquette (see UP Health System)

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, @MFBrehab

McKenzie Health System/United Healthcare Partners, Sandusky, @mckenziehealth1

McLaren Bay Region, Bay City, online contact form

McLaren Bay Special Care, Bay City (see McLaren Bay Region)

McLaren Central Michigan, Mt. Pleasant, online contact form

McLaren Clarkston, Clarkston, online contact form

McLaren Flint, Flint, online contact form

McLaren Greater Lansing, Lansing, @McLarenGL + online contact form

McLaren Health Care, Flint, @McLarenHealth

McLaren Lapeer Region, Lapeer, online contact form

McLaren Macomb, Mount Clemens, online contact form

McLaren Northern Michigan - Cheboygan Campus, Cheboygan (see McLaren Health Care)

McLaren Northern Michigan - Petoskey, Petoskey, @northernhealth + online contact form

McLaren Oakland, Pontiac, online contact form

McLaren Orthopedic Hospital, Lansing (see McLaren Health Care)

McLaren Port Huron, Port Huron, online contact form

Mecosta County Medical Center, Big Rapids (see Big Rapids Hospital)

Memorial Healthcare, Shiawassee County, @Memorial_Owosso

Memorial Medical Center of West Michigan, Ludington (see Spectrum Health - Ludington Hospital)

Mercy Health, @MercyHealthWM

Mercy Health General Campus, Muskegon (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Hackley Campus, Muskegon (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Hackley Health Management, Muskegon, @HackleyHMR 

Mercy Health Lakes Village, Norton Shores (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus, Shelby (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Mercy Campus, Muskegon (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Rockford Campus, Rockford (see Mercy Health)

Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus, Grand Rapids (see Mercy Health)  

Mercy Health Southwest Campus, Byron Center (see Mercy Health)  

Mercy Hospital, Port Huron (see Lake Huron Medical Center)

Mercy Memorial Hospital System, Monroe (see ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital)

Metro Health/University of Michigan Health (multi-locations), @MetroHealthGR

MidMichigan Health, @midmichigan

MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena, Alpena (see MidMichigan Health)

MidMichigan Medical Center - Clare, Clare (see MidMichigan Health)

MidMichigan Medical Center - Gladwin, Gladwin (see MidMichigan Health)

MidMichigan Medical Center - Gratiot, Alma (see MidMichigan Health)

MidMichigan Medical Center - Midland, Midland (see MidMichigan Health)

MidMichigan Medical Center - Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Pleasant (see MidMichigan Health)

Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe (see ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital)

Munising Memorial Hospital & Health Services, Munising, online contact form

Munson Healthcare, @MunsonHealthcar

Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital, Cadillac, Email: cadillachospital@mhc.net

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital, Charlevoix, FB message

Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital, Grayling, Email: graylinghospital@mhc.net

Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital, Manistee, FB message + Email: MST-info@mhc.net

Munson Medical Center/Munson Healthcare, Traverse City, FB message + Email: contact@mhc.net

North Oakland Medical Center Hospital, Pontiac (see Pontiac General Hospital)

North Ottawa Community Health System, Grand Haven, FB message

Northern Michigan Regional Hospital, Petoskey (see McLaren Northern Michigan - Petoskey)

Oakland Hospital, Pontiac (see St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital)

Oakland Regional Hospital, Southfield, online contact form

Oaklawn Hospital, Marshall, online contact form

Oakwood Annapolis Hospital, Wayne (see Beaumont Hospital - Wayne)

Oakwood Healthcare (see Beaumont Health)

Oakwood Heritage Hospital, Taylor (see Beaumont Hospital - Taylor)

Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center, Dearborn (see Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn)

Oakwood Southshore Medical Center, Trenton (see Beaumont Hospital - Trenton)

Ontonagon Memorial Hospital, Ontonagon (see Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital)

Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain (see VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain)

OSF Healthcare, IL/MI, @OSFHealthCare

OSF Medical Group, IL/MI, @OSFMedicalGroup

OSF St. Francis Hospital, Escanaba, @OSFStFrancis

Otsego Memorial Hospital, Gaylord (see Munson Healthcare)

Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital/Munson Healthcare, Frankfort, Email: pomh@mhc.net

Pennock Hospital, Hastings (see Spectrum Health - Pennock Hospital)

Pipp Borgess Hospital, Plainwell (see Borgess-Pipp Hospital)

Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac, FB message

Port Huron Hospital, Port Huron (see McLaren Port Huron)

Portage Health System/UP Health System, Hancock, @portagehealth

Prime Healthcare Services (multi-state), @PrimeHealthServ 

ProMedica Bixby Hospital, Adrian, online contact form

ProMedica Health Care (multi-state), @ProMedicaHealth

ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Monroe, online contact form

Providence Hospital, Southfield (see Providence-Providence Park Hospital)

Providence Medical Center - Farmington Hills, Farmington Hills (see St. John Providence)

Providence Medical Center – Livonia (see St. John Providence)

Providence-Providence Park Hospital, Novi/Southfield (see St. John Providence)

Reed City Hospital, Reed City (see Spectrum Health - Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals)

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit (see DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan)

Reichert Health Center, Ypsilanti (see St. Joseph Mercy Reichert Health Center)

Rogers Behavioral Health (multi-state), @Rogers_BH   

Rogers City Rehabilitation Hospital, Rogers City (unable to contact)

Saint Mary's Health Care, Grand Rapids (see Mercy Health Saint Mary's Campus)

Scheurer Hospital, Pigeon (spoke w/Dir., Quality Assurance, 989-453-3223)

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Manistique, online contact form

Select Medical (multi-states), @SelectM

Select Specialty Hospital - Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, FB message

Select Specialty Hospital - Battle Creek, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Downriver, Wyandotte, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Flint, Flint, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Grosse Pointe, Detroit, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Macomb County, Mount Clemens, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Northwest Detroit, Detroit, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Pontiac, online contact form

Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw, online contact form

Sheridan Community Hospital, Sheridan, online contact form

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

Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit (see DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital) 

South Haven Community Hospital, South Haven (see Bronson South Haven Hospital)

Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, Warren, online contact form

Sparrow Carson Hospital, Carson City (see Sparrow Health System)

Sparrow Clinton Hospital, Saint Johns (see Sparrow Health System) 

Sparrow Health System, Lansing, @SparrowHealth

Sparrow Hospital, Lansing (see Sparrow Health System)

Sparrow Ionia Hospital, Ionia (see Sparrow Health System)

Sparrow Specialty Hospital, Lansing (see Sparrow Health System)

Spectrum Health (multi-locations), @SpectrumHealth + FB message

Spectrum Health - Big Rapids and Reed City Hospitals, FB message

Spectrum Health - Blodgett Hospital, Grand Rapids, FB message

Spectrum Health - Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health)

Spectrum Health - Gerber Memorial, Fremont, @GerberHealth

Spectrum Health - Kent Community Campus, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health)

Spectrum Health - Ludington Hospital, Ludington, FB message

Spectrum Health - Pennock Hospital, Hastings, @PennockHealth

Spectrum Health - Specialty Care Hospital, Grand Rapids (see Spectrum Health)

Spectrum Health - United & Kelsey Hospitals, Greenville, FB message

Spectrum Health - Zeeland Community Hospital, Zeeland, FB message

St. John Detroit Riverview Center, Detroit (see St. John Providence)

St. John Hospital & Medical Center, Detroit (see St. John Providence)

St. John Macomb Hospital-Warren Satellite, Warren (see St. John Providence)

St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights/Warren (see St. John Providence)

St. John Medical Center-Harrison Township (see St. John Providence)

St. John Medical Center-Macomb Township (see St. John Providence)

St. John Medical Center-Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Campus, Grosse Pointe (see St. John Providence)

St. John Medical Center-St. Clair Shores, St. Clair Shores (see St. John Providence)

St. John Providence (multi-locations, SE Michigan), @StJohnProv

St. John River District Hospital, East China Township (see St. John Providence)

St. Joseph Health System, Tawas City, FB message

St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital, Ypsilanti, @stjoesannarbor  

St. Joseph Mercy Arbor Health Center, Plymouth (see St. Joseph Mercy Health System)

St. Joseph Mercy Brighton Health Center, Brighton (see St. Joseph Mercy Health System)

St. Joseph Mercy Canton Health Center, Canton (see St. Joseph Mercy Health System)

St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital, Chelsea, online contact form

St. Joseph Mercy Health System, @stjoes_health

St. Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital, Howell, @stjoelivingston  

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, Pontiac, online contact form  

St. Joseph Mercy Reichert Health Center, Ypsilanti (see St. Joseph Mercy Health System)

St. Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital/St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Livonia, @stmarymercy 

St. Mary's of Michigan, Saginaw/Standish, @stmarysmichigan

Straith Hospital, Southfield, FB message

Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis, FB message

Three Rivers Health, Three Rivers, online contact form

Trinity Health (21 states), @TrinityHealthMI

Triumph Hospital Detroit, Detroit (see Kindred Hospital-Detroit)

United HealthCare Partners (see McKenzie Health System)

United Memorial Hospital, Greenville (see Spectrum Health - United & Kelsey Hospitals)

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

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, @UMCancerCenter

University of Michigan Health, Metro Health -Wyoming, @MetroHealthGR 

University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, @umichmedicine

UP Health System/Duke LifePoint Healthcare, Marquette, @UPHSMarquette

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, @DeptVetAffairs

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, @DeptVetAffairs

VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, @DeptVetAffairs

VA Medical Center, Iron Mountain, @DeptVetAffairs

Vibra Healthcare (multi-state), @VibraHealthcare

Vibra Hospital of Southeastern Michigan, Lincoln Park, @VibraHealthcare + FB message

War Memorial Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, @WarMemorial 

West Branch Regional Med Center, West Branch, online contact form

West Shore Medical Center, Manistee (see Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital)

Zeeland Community Hospital, Zeeland (see Spectrum Health - Zeeland Community Hospital)

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 Michigan”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Michigan

Missouri 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.

MISSOURI HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:

American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn

American Red Cross, @RedCross

Ascension, U.S., @Ascensionorg

Audrain Medical Center, Mexico (see SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Audrain)

Aurora Community Hospital, Aurora (see Mercy Hospital Aurora)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, @BarnesJewish

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Saint Peters, @BJCStCharlesCo

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, St. Louis, @BarnesJewishWst

Barton County Memorial Hospital, Lamar, online contact form

Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, FB message

Belton Regional Medical Center, Belton, @BeltonRegional

BJC HealthCare, MO/IL, @BJC_HealthCare

Boone Hospital Center/BJC HealthCare, Columbia, @BooneHospital

Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia, FB message

Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, FB message

Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch

Capital Region Medical Center, Jefferson, online contact form

Carondelet Health, Blue Springs/Kansas City, online contact form

Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Carrollton, FB message

Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville, @CassRegional

Cedar County Memorial Hospital, El Dorado Springs (unable to contact)

Centerpoint Medical Center/HCA Midwest Health, Independence, @CenterpointMed

Children's Hospital Association, U.S., @hospitals4kids

Children's Mercy Northland Hospital, Kansas City, @ChildrensMercy

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA, @cmnnj

Christian Hospital/BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, FB message

Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, @CMHBolivar

Community Hospital - Fairfax, Fairfax, online contact form

Compass Health Networks, St. Louis, online contact form

Cooper County Memorial Hospital, Boonville, @CooperCountyMH

Cox Medical Center Branson, Branson (see CoxHealth)

Cox Medical Center South, Springfield (see CoxHealth)

Cox Monett Hospital, Monett (see CoxHealth)

Cox North Hospital, Springfield (see CoxHealth)

Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital, Springfield (see CoxHealth)

CoxHealth, Springfield, @CoxHealth

Crider Health Centers (see Compass Health Network)

Crittenton Children's Center, Kansas City (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Deaconess Incarnate Word Health System, St. Louis (see Tenet Health)

Des Peres Hospital, St. Louis, online contact form

Ellett Memorial Hospital, Appleton City, FB message

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia (see University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia)

Excelsior Springs Hospital, Excelsior Springs, FB message

Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall, @FitzgibbonHosp

Freeman Health System (multi-state), FB message

Freeman Heart Institute, Joplin (see Freeman Health System)

Freeman Hospital East, Joplin (see Freeman Health System)

Freeman Hospital West, Joplin (see Freeman Health System)

Freeman Neosho Hospital, Neosho (see Freeman Health System)

Freeman Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Joplin (see Freeman Health System)

Fulton Medical Center, Fulton, FB message

General John J Pershing Memorial Hospital, Brookfield (unable to contact)

General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, FB message

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare, Clinton, @chooseGVMH

Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, Hannibal, @HannibalHealth

Harrison County Community Hospital, Bethany, FB message

Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, @DeptVetAffairs

HCA Healthcare (multi-state), @HCAhealthcare

HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, @ResearchMed, @HCAMidwest

HealthSouth (multi-state), @healthsouth

Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph (see Mosaic Life Care)

Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Hermann Area District Hospital, Hermann, online contact form

I-70 Community Hospital & Clinics, Sweet Springs, FB message

Independence Regional Health Center, Independence (see Centerpoint Medical Center)

Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Crystal City (see Mercy)

John J Pershing VA Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, @VeteransHealth

Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute, Kansas City, @KCOlorthopedics

Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, @VAKansasCity

Kindred Healthcare (multi-state), @kindredhealth

Kindred Hospital-Kansas City, Kansas City (see Kindred Healthcare)

Kindred Hospital-St Louis, St. Louis (see Kindred Healthcare)

Lafayette Regional Health Center/HCA Midwest Health, Lexington, online contact form

Lake Regional Health System, Osage Beach, @LakeRegional

Landmark Hospital of Cape Girardeau (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospital of Columbia (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospital of Joplin (see Landmark Hospitals)

Landmark Hospitals (multi-state), online contact form

Lee's Summit Medical Center/HCA Midwest Health, Lee's Summit, online contact form

Lester E Cox Medical Center, Springfield (see CoxHealth)

Liberty Hospital, Liberty, online contact form

Lincoln County Medical Center, Troy (see Mercy)

Madison Medical Center, Fredericktown, FB message

McCune-Brooks Hospital, Carthage (see Mercy)

Mercy (multi-state), @FollowMercy

Mercy Hospital Aurora (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Carthage (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Cassville (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Jefferson (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Joplin, @JoplinMercy

Mercy Hospital Lebanon (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Lincoln (see Mercy)

Mercy Hospital Springfield, @MercySGF

Mercy Hospital St. Louis, @mercysaintlouis

Mercy Hospital Washington (see Mercy)

Mercy St. Francis Hospital (see Mercy)

Meyer Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Hospital, Springfield (see CoxHealth)

Missouri Baptist Medical Center/BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, @MissouriBaptist

Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital/BJC HealthCare, Sullivan, online contact form

Missouri Baptist, @Missouri Baptist

Missouri Delta Medical Center, Sikeston, online contact form

Missouri Southern Healthcare, Sikeston (see SoutheastHEALTH)

Moberly Regional Medical Center, Moberly, online contact form

Mosaic Life Care (multi-state), @Mosaic_LifeCare

Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, online contact form

North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, @NKCHospital

Northeast Missouri Rural Health Network (NMRHN), Kirksville

Northeast Regional Medical Center, Kirksville, online contact form

Northwest HealthCare, Florissant (see Christian Hospital/BJC HealthCare)

Northwest Medical Center, Albany (see Mosaic Life Care)

OCH Health System (multi-state), @OzarksCH

Ozarks Community Hospital, Springfield (see OCH Health System)

Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains (see Freeman Health System)

Parkland Health Center, Bonne Terre, online contact form

Parkland Health Center/BJC HealthCare, Farmington, FB message

Pathways Community Health Centers (see Compass Health Network)

Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems, Hayti, FB message

Perry County Memorial Hospital, Perryville, FB message

Pershing Health System, Brookfield (unable to contact)

Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla, online contact form

Pike County Memorial Hospital, Louisiana, online contact form

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, online contact form

Prime Healthcare Services (multi-state), @PrimeHealthServ

Progress West Hospital/BJC HealthCare, O'Fallon, @BJCStCharlesCo

Putnam County Memorial Hospital, Unionville, FB message

Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, Maryland Heights, @RankenJordan

Ray County Memorial Hospital, Richmond (unable to contact)

Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, Kansas City, online contact form

Rehabilitation Institute of St Louis/BJC HealthCare, St. Louis (see BJC HealthCare)

Research Medical Center/HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, online contact form

Research Medical Center-Brookside Campus/HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, @ResearchMed

Research Medical Center-East Meyer Blvd/HCA Midwest Health, Kansas City, @ResearchMed

Ripley County Memorial Hospital-Doniphan, Ripley County (see SoutheastHEALTH)

Royal Oaks Hospital, Windsor (see Compass Health Network)

Rusk Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, online contact form

Sac-Osage Hospital, Osceola, FB message

Saint Francis Healthcare System, Cape Girardeau, online contact form

Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis (see SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital)

Saint Luke's Cancer Institute, Kansas City (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Saint Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Saint Luke's Health System, Kansas City, @saintlukeskc

Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Saint Luke's North Hospital - Barry Road, Kansas City (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Saint Luke's North Hospital - Smithville, Smithville (see Saint Luke's Health System)

Salem Memorial District Hospital, Salem, FB message

Samaritan Memorial Hospital, Macon (unable to contact)

Scotland County Hospital, Memphis, @ScotlandCoHosp

Select Medical (multi-states), @SelectM

Select Specialty Hospital, Kansas City (see Select Medical)

Select Specialty Hospital, Saint Louis (see Select Medical)

Shawnee Mission Health, Shawnee Mission, @smmckc

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Saint Louis, @shrinershosp

Shriners Hospitals for Children, U.S., Canada, Mexico, @shrinershosp

Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, @SitemanCenter

Southeast Missouri Hospital, Cape Girardeau (see SoutheastHEALTH)

SoutheastHEALTH, Cape Girardeau, @sehealthMO

SSM Health (multi-state), @SSMHealth

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, St. Louis, @cardinalglennon

SSM Health DePaul Hospital, St. Louis (see SSM Health)

SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, @SLUHospital

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital, Fenton (see SSM Health)

SSM Health St. Francis Hospital, Maryville (see SSM Health) 

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital, Lake Saint Louis (see SSM Health)

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles (see SSM Health)

SSM Health St. Louis (8 locations), @SSMHealthSTL

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Audrain, Mexico (see SSM Health)

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City (see SSM Health)

St. Alexius Hospital, St. Louis, FB message 

St. Anthony's Medical Center, St. Louis, online contact form

St. Francis Hospital & Health Services, Maryville (see SSM Health St. Francis Hospital)

St. John's Hospital - Aurora (see Mercy Hospital Aurora)

St. John's Hospital - Cassville (see Mercy Hospital Cassville)

St. John's Hospital - Lebanon (see Mercy Hospital Lebanon)

St. John's Hospital - Springfield (see Mercy Hospital Springfield)

St. John's Hospital - Washington (see Mercy Hospital Washington)

St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis (see Mercy Hospital St. Louis)

St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin (see Mercy Hospital Joplin)

St. John's St. Francis Hospital, Mountain View (see Mercy St. Francis Hospital)

St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, online contact form

St. Louis Children's Hospital/BJC HealthCare, St. Louis, @STLChildrens

St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, @StLukesSTL

St. Mary's Hospital - Audrain (see SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Audrain)

St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City (see SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City)

St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs, online contact form

Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital, Ste. Genevieve, FB message

Sullivan County Memorial Hospital, Milan (unable to contact)

Tenet Health (16 states), @tenethealth

Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, online contact form

Truman Medical Centers, Hospital Hill/Lakewood, @TrumanMedKC

Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, @DeptVetAffairs

Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center, Kennett, online contact form

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

University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, @muhealth

University of Missouri Hospital & Clinic, Columbia (see University of Missouri Health Care)

University of Missouri Women's & Children's Hospital, Columbia (see University of Missouri Health Care)

VA Medical Center, Kansas City (see Kansas City VA Medical Center)

VA St. Louis Health Care System, St. Louis, @STLOUISVA

Washington County Memorial Hospital, Potosi, FB message

Western Missouri Medical Center, Warrensburg, online contact form

Wright Memorial Hospital, Trenton (see Saint Luke’s 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 Missouri”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Missouri