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Blood and Marrow Transplant
If your child requires a blood and marrow transplant or cellular therapy, you want the best care possible from experienced medical professionals who care about your child. More than 400 children have...
Onboarding
Hello, and welcome to Children’s Mercy. We’re really excited you’re joining our team of 8,500-plus employees. You’ll soon notice that everyone here is dedicated to helping kids meet their potential every...
Teen Advisory Board
PFAC Teen Advisory Board Logo The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is a group of teens and young adults who provide valuable input and feedback to Children’s Mercy. TAB members have personal experience in the...
Light the Way Forward: A Mental Health Toolkit
A collection of resources and support for children and teens with mental health concerns.
College Student Volunteer
Our student volunteer roles are highly competitive and registration can close within weeks of opening. Lean more.
Pertussis: Exposure Criteria
Pertussis spreads primarily through droplets coughed into the air. Exposures occur when an individual is in close contact with an infected case. Close contact includes: Living in the same household Sharing...
Trauma - References
Evans, L.L.; Williams, R.F.; Jin, C.; Plumblee, L.; Naik-Mathuria, B.; Streck, C.J.; Jensen, A.R. Hospital-based intervention is rarely needed for children with low-grade blunt abdominal solid organ injury...
Healthier eating in the new year is a resolution you can keep. No, really!
Be honest: How many days into the new year did you make it before you abandoned all those well-intentioned resolutions? It happens to the best of us. But as a parent, finding ways to implement healthier...
Evidence Based Strategies: Of Wax and Wayward Objects: Best Practices for Averting Shakespearean Tragedies in the Pediatric Ear Canal
Prologue Friends, physicians, advanced practice providers, lend me your ears... On the humble stage of the external auditory canal (EAC), two dramas unfold: cerumen impaction and ear foreign bodies. Though...
Spinal Stress Fractures: Kyndall's Story
After 2 years of back pain with no progress, Kyndall had spine surgery at Children's Mercy to help her stress fractures heal. This fall, she’s back to playing volleyball!
Exclusion Criteria for Observed Oral Dose
If patient or healthcare setting meet any of the exclusion criteria below, patient should be referred to Allergy Clinic for further evaluation: Patient/family does not give permission Patient is <12...
Kid safety 101 for grandparents
Grandparents, you’re a vital part of your grandkids’ lives — and an essential source of mental health respite for parents, too. The Children’s Mercy 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment found there are...
Thread of Love – Rakhi: Aaradhya’s NICU Story Through the Eyes of Her Young Brother
Arjun wrote “Thread of Love” about his sister, Aaradhya, who spent time in the Children’s Mercy NICU. Rakhi is a Hindu festival celebrating the bond between siblings.
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Tickborne Illnesses
Column Author: Morgan Vaughn, MD, FAAP | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Education Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...
Mental Health: Sleep in Childhood With a Focus on Trauma
Column Author: Theodore Brisimitzakis, DO | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Trent Myers, MD | Assistant Professor of...
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...
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 |
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...
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...
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).