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Kreamer Resource Center for Families

The Kreamer Resource Center for Families is located on the ground floor near the Gift Shop and Cafeteria. This family resource center was designed with the needs of the family in mind. Children can explore...

Community Health Needs Assessment

2025 Community Health Needs Assessment Adopted June 18, 2025 Children's Mercy Children's Mercy Kansas Implementation Strategy Approved October 1, 2025 2025-2028 Implementation Strategy 2022...

Children's Mercy Urgent Care: East

Urgent care designed to meet the unique needs of children in Eastern Jackson County. Now open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Use our Save My Spot technology and reserve your time.

Tantrums 101

Tantrums. If you're a parent, you've likely encountered them—maybe in the cereal aisle, during bedtime or right before school. While they can be frustrating and exhausting, tantrums are a normal part...

What to do when your child gets an animal bite

Children are naturally curious, and sometimes that leads to unexpected encounters with animals—whether it’s a playful pet or a wild creature. While most bites are minor, some can lead to serious infections...

Visual Diagnosis: Thickened and Discolored Toenails

Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine...

Vaccine Update: Vaccinate with Confidence: A Guide to Safe Immunization Practice

Column Author: Christine A. Symes, MSN, APRN, CPNP ​​​​​​​ Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Chief Wellbeing Officer, Center for Wellbeing, Professor of Pediatrics, University of...

Disaster Mental Health, A Growing Science and Need Among Pediatric Clinicians

Column Author: Patty Davis, MSW | Program Manager Trauma Informed Care ​​​​​​​ Column Editors: Chris Kennedy, MD| Division Director, Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, University of...

Pediatric Optometric Care Conference

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge, expand your network, and stay at the forefront of optometric innovation, with the benefit of earning continuing education credits. When: Session 1...

Mental Health: A Public Health Crisis and the Role of Pediatricians

Column Author: Theodore Brisimitzakis, DO | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Sara J Anderson, MD, MPH |

Children's Mercy Research Institute Building

The Institute’s nine-story, 375,000 square foot building supports a collaborative approach to research, fostering a partnership among health care professionals, researchers, patients and families.

State of the Art Pediatrics: 2025: A New Year for Obesity Treatment

Column Authors:  Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP | Director, Advocacy, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition Brooke Sweeney, MD, FAAP, FACP, DABOM | Medical Director, Weight Management...

Perioperative Steroid Stress Dosing

Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...

Make a referral to ADHD Specialty Clinic

New Patient Appointments Log in to EpicCare Link or see referral options and instructions: childrensmercy.org/referral. The ADHD Specialty Clinic provides targeted ADHD evaluations and short-term follow...

NICU Services

When you’re part of the Children’s Mercy NICU community, know that we’re going to take the very best care of you and your little one. Your baby may need additional testing and care, and the whole family...

Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

The Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization provides guidance to Children’s Mercy staff on intellectual property and technology commercialization matters. It identifies, evaluates, protects...

Differential Diagnoses

<!--StartFragment-->   Diagnosis  General  Child abuse Ingestion/poisoning  Neonatal abstinence syndrome  ID  Sepsis  Meningitis  Pertussis  Respiratory viral...

Emerging Infections Area of Emphasis

The Emerging Infections Area of Emphasis at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute aims to get ahead of infectious diseases in order to protect the health of children everywhere.

Leg Fractures

Femur fractures The femur, or thigh bone, is the largest and also one of the strongest bones in the body. It forms both the hip and knee joints. Fractures can occur at any location along the bone, although...

Rumination Disorder Clinic

Children’s Mercy offers one of the nation’s only interdisciplinary programs for children and teens with rumination disorder (sometimes called rumination syndrome).