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Infant Lung Center
The Infant Lung Center (ILC) exists to reduce pain and improve the quality of life for babies who are born with or later develop lung problems.
When to go: Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care
When your child needs medical care and can’t wait until your doctor’s office opens, where should you go? This chart will help you know whether a visit to Urgent Care or the Emergency Room is best. When To...
Internet Access
Children's Mercy Kansas City offers free wireless internet (Wi-Fi) service to its patients, families and guests.
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics May 2022
On March 29, 2019, Children’s Mercy hosted a remarkable series of lectures and presentations about immigrants, refugees and caring for children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The first presentation was at...
Brain Injuries
What is a brain injury? A brain injury occurs when there is a disruption of the nerves or signals in the brain. This can happen in a variety of ways; some examples are: Trauma (ex. motor vehicle accident...
Outreach and Education
Children's Mercy Critical Care Transport provides outreach education for community clinic and hospital nurses, EMS and fire personnel in conjunction with our Trauma Services and Neonatal Outreach...
Preparing for an Ultrasound
What to expect: Ultrasound View Story Ultrasound is a way to take pictures of the inside of your body. An ultrasound machine uses sound waves to see inside your body. A technologist will use clear lotion and...
Contact Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Please use this form for any laboratory-related questions: Get collection information, our laboratory sends results to the ordering provider, please contact the provider for results, and please allow 3-5...
Keeping kids safe from accidental poisonings
According to the American Association of Poison Control Center, over 91% of poison exposures in Missouri and Kansas occur in the home, and over 45% of those cases involved children under the age of 5.
What to expect: physical and occupational therapy
Children's Mercy provides the latest physical and occupational therapy services to children throughout the region. Our pediatric physical therapists and occupational therapists provide evaluation...
Find-a-Researcher
Our Researcher Network shows our research and the teams behind the work. Button: View Our Researcher Network Annual report image Research Annual Report The FY25 annual report highlights the Children's...
Hematology
The Hematology program at Children's Mercy treats children with blood disorders and leads cutting-edge research studies to create better diagnoses and treatments for pediatric blood disorders.
Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Practical Guidelines to Obtain Skin Cultures
Aerobic Culture Perform hand hygiene. Obtain e-swab. If needed, gently clean affected site with sterile saline on sterile 4x4 gauze pad. Avoid using alcohol to clean specimen site. ...
Classification of Seizure Type
Types of Seizures | Epilepsy Foundation Scheffer, I. E., Berkovic, S., Capovilla, G., Connolly, M. B., French, J., Guilhoto, L., Hirsch, E., Jain, S., Mathern, G. W., Moshé, S. L., Nordli, D. R., Perucca...
Why Children's Mercy
At Children’s Mercy, creating a world of wellbeing for all children is a tradition deeply rooted in a storied history. The determination, grit and compassion exemplified by our founders, Alice Berry...
Parent-ish
Check out Parent-ish, our blog offering parenting tips and resources that celebrate the challenges and craziness of parenthood.
NIH Award Expands Study of Pediatric Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Research, Supports Pathway Towards Increasing Diversity Research
Judith Ikerionwu, assistant clinical research coordinator, is using this supplement award for her project, “Understanding the Barriers in Participant Retention and Efficient Recruitment Methods in the...
Grant Supports Inflammatory Bowel Disease NEC Research
Alain Cuna, MD, received a 5-year Clinical Investigator Career Development grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Learning Opportunities for Parents and Caregivers: Developmental and Behavioral Health
Experts at Children’s Mercy cover topics such as ADHD, autism, strengthening the adult-child relationship, and preparing for the teenage years.
Comfort Promise for Needle Procedures: Anna's Story
The Children's Mercy Comfort Promise helped patient Anna Beach face and overcome her extreme fear of needles used for vaccinations or to draw blood for testing.