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Sports Medicine Locations
When your child is treated by the sports medicine team at Children’s Mercy, they aren’t just getting excellent care designed specifically for growing bodies. In addition to their clinical care, your child...
GUIDE Clinic
The GUIDE Clinic brings together a team of health care specialists to provide complete care for young people from birth to 21 years old with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and differences of sexual...
Insurance Plans and Coverage Types Accepted by Children's Mercy
A list of plans that Children's Mercy contracts with and accepts.
COVID-19 Vaccine at Children's Mercy
Children’s Mercy is following the vaccine rollout plans developed by Missouri and Kansas. Get information from our experts about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Parent Support Program
The Parent Support Program at our Kansas City Adele Hall Campus offers comfort, support, encouragement, and guidance to caregivers. When a baby or child is sick and in the hospital, it can be stressful for...
Complex Care Coordination
What is complex care? Children with complex medical conditions face certain risks when undergoing prolonged surgeries such as spinal fusion or involved hip surgeries. This program ensures children with...
Inguinal Hernia Surgery
An inguinal hernia in an infant or child is due to a persistent communication with the abdominal cavity. Inguinal (groin) hernias are the most common type of hernia in children. They occur in up to 5% of...
Faculty - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship is designed to equip trainees with the skills and attitudes required to be life-long learners, effective teachers of families and other members of the health care...
Torn ACL: Hartwell’s Story
Meet Hartwell As a high school junior, Hartwell Taylor had a goal—to wrestle his way to the Kansas state championships in the 126-pound weight class—and win! “I was drawn to wrestling as a child because it’s...
Patient and Family Engagement
The Patient and Family Engagement team partners with patients and families to improve the quality, safety, and experience of care for all children.
Mobile App Terms of Use
These Mobile App Terms of Use (“Terms”) are entered into by and between The Children’s Mercy Hospital (“CMH”, “we,” or “us”) and “you,” the user of the MyChildrensMercy Patient Portal Mobile Application (the...
Managing Functional Constipation
Recommendations for pediatricians regarding diagnosis, management, and when to refer to a Children's Mercy specialist.
Clinical Experience - Development & Behavioral
Continuity Clinic Experiences Continuity Clinic The developmental and behavioral continuity clinic meets two half-days per week throughout the three years training. Under the direct to indirect supervision...
Preparing for a Contrast Enema
A contrast enema helps your child’s doctor learn more about your child’s intestine and colon. This information will help prepare you and your child for a contrast enema.
Vaccine Update: Tick Bites Are at All-Time Highs—A Lyme Disease Vaccine Shows Promising Results
Spring is here, and many of us are once again enjoying longer walks, outdoor activities and time in nature. However, along with warmer weather comes a growing concern for many people: ticks. This concern...
Visual Diagnosis: Acquired Lighter Patches
A 6-year-old boy presents for evaluation of light-colored patches on the skin. Approximately one year ago, his parents noticed a lighter patch on the left side of his neck as well as a similar area behind...
Hallucinations: Mental Health Resources
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Ayden's Story
Diagnosed at birth with a rare form of tetralogy of Fallot, Ayden received lifesaving care at Children’s Mercy. After two open-heart surgeries and years of follow-up, he is now an active 11-year-old who...
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Formulation Matters - Demystifying Amoxicillin‑Clavulanate Dosing in Pediatrics
Amoxicillin‑clavulanate (Augmentin™) is one of the most frequently prescribed antibiotics in pediatrics, used for infections ranging from respiratory illnesses to urinary tract infections. Amoxicillin...
Vaccine Update: Catch-Up Immunization Recommendations in Preparation for Vaccine Interest
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Chief Wellbeing Officer, Center for Wellbeing, Professor of Pediatrics, University...