For Referring Physicians
Admission criteria
Adolescents with eating disorders or malnutrition who meet any of these criteria may be candidates for inpatient treatment:
| Bradycardia | Pulse < 50 beats/minute at daytime, < 45 beats/minute at night |
| Hypotension | BP < 90 / 45 mm Hg |
| Hypothermia | T < 35.6 °C / 96 °F |
| Orthostasis (from supine to standing position) | Pending review of case |
| Weight |
< 75% median body mass index (mBMI) for age and sex |
| EKG abnormalities | e.g., prolonged QTc > 460 msec |
| Electrolyte abnormalities |
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| Other acute medical events | e.g., syncope, GI bleeding, severe dehydration, etc. |
Contact information
During regular business hours
- For inpatient admissions please call: (650) 725-8877
- For outpatient intake/general questions, call: (650) 723-5511
Our locations
- Comprehensive Care Program Inpatient Unit, El Camino Hospital
- Adolescent Medicine Outpatient Clinic, Sunnyvale
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic
More information
Comprehensive Eating Disorders Program at Stanford Medicine Children's Health
