Information for Referring Health Care Providers

Admission Criteria

Adolescents with eating disorders who meet any of the admission criteria below may be candidates for admission to our inpatient Comprehensive Care Program:

Hypothermia	T < 36.3 °C / 97.3 °F
Hypotension	BP < 90 / 45
Orthostasis	Pulse increase of more than 35 Systolic BP decrease of more than 10 Diastolic BP decrease of more than 10
Bradycardia	Pulse < 50 day, < 45 night
Weight	< 75% ideal body weight
EKG abnormalities	e.g., prolonged QTc > 0.45
Hypokalemia	Potassium 3.0 or less
Hypophosphatemia	Phosphorus 3.0 or less
Other acute medical events	e.g., syncope, GI bleeding, severe dehydration, etc.
Acute food refusal	Severe and/or prolonged may be grounds for medical admission

Contact Information for Referring Health Care Providers

Weekdays from 8 am-5 pm
Please call our intake coordinator at (650) 498-4468.

Weekdays after 5 pm, Weekends and Holidays
Please call the Adolescent Medicine attending physician on-call via the hospital page operator at (650) 723-6661.