Resources For Referring Providers

For lower levels of severity Kartini Clinic is happy to undertake initial evaluations to rule out the presence of eating disorders in patients of concern but uncertain diagnosis, and work with referring providers on an appropriate treatment plan, if needed.

For higher levels of care we accept medically unstable patients for inpatient admission to Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, Oregon's leading pediatric hospital. Patients on our service are supervised and rounded on exclusively by Kartini Clinic pediatricians, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. All patients are placed on an age-appropriate medical ward rather than in a psychiatric setting, and assisted by nursing staff specifically trained to treat eating disordered patients. We accept boys and girls up to 22 years of age. We follow the American Academy of Pediatrics' hospitalization criteria for anorexia and bulimia nervosa.

We are often asked when a patient should considered for a referral to us:  

• if, after several weeks (please note, not months), their weight continues to go down or stabilizes at an unhealthy low number despite active interventions  

• daytime heart rate is 50 BPM or below in the setting of weight loss and/or a known eating problem, regardless of athletic training   

• a history of fainting in the setting of a child who has or may have eating issues 

If you would like to speak to one of our physicians directly please call our office at 503 249 8851. If one of our pediatricians is not available immediately, we will return your call the same day.