Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among US children in 2012 was 11.6%, and studies show CAM use as high as 76% in certain pediatric populations. Children's hospitals offer varied CAM services. This survey aimed to identify CAM services offered, the structure of CAM departments, and supplement use policies in freestanding US children's hospitals. In our survey, 92% of responding children's hospitals offered CAM services, and 38% had hospital-based CAM centers; 60% of responders had policies for supplement use during hospitalization, whereas only 40% had policies for supplement use surrounding surgery. CAM services are widely offered in freestanding US children's hospitals, but most do not have CAM departments. Many hospitals do not have written policies about supplement use. A better understanding of CAM services, programs, and supplement use policies are needed to bring more coordinated services and safer policies to children's hospitals.

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