(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 . . .”)
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 Missouri”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Missouri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hospitals_in_Missouri
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