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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...
Children’s Mercy Receives Grant to Study Mental Health in Limited-English Proficiency Population
Dr. Cowden and the project partners plan to create and grow the Kansas City Community of Bilingual Practice (KC CBP) in Jackson County and throughout the KC metro area...
Evidence Based Strategies: Along With Spring Comes the Ticks: A Brief Overview of Tickborne Diseases
Column Author: Nicole Neeley, MD | Pediatric Resident PGY 2 Column Editor: Kathleen J. Berg, MD, FAAP | Medical Director, Office of Evidence-Based Practice In the United...
Evidence Based Strategies: Identifying and Initiating Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse
Column Author: Kennedy Sheedy, MD | Children’s Mercy Pediatrics, PGY-2 Column Editor: Kathleen Berg, MD, FAAP | Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of...
grand rounds classic
Faculty Email The Continuing Medical Education (CME) program at Children's Mercy supports physicians in their effort to remain at the cutting edge of their profession. Maintaining the highest-quality...
Helpful Books for Patients and Their Families
Helpful Books for Patients and Their Families Reading books with your child can help them better understand the hospital, diagnoses, and medical procedures. This can be a great way to start conversations...
Pediatric Resident Global Health Track
Track Overview The Global Health Track is a longitudinal educational program available to pediatric residents, Med-Peds residents, and child neurology residents at Children's Mercy. Residents apply during...
Dependency Screening
E-cigarette Dependence Scale (EDS) Instructions: Please respond to each question marking one box per row. Never (0) Rarely (1) Sometimes (2) Often (3) Almost Always (4) I find myself reaching...
Metopic Craniosynostosis: Geneva’s Story
Geneva is a one-of-a-kind 2-year-old who radiates joy and has a huge personality. Although her head shape was a little different from most kids due to early closure of one part of her skull, she has now...
Kangaroo Care
Brianna Schmitz experienced a mix of fear and relief when she first held her premature son, Bodhi, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Born at just 28 weeks and weighing less than two pounds, Bodhi...
Notice of Privacy Practices
The Children’s Mercy Hospital is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information, as required by applicable state and federal laws. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how...
Blood Stream Infections
Resources According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each year. Many of these are in patients who have a central vascular...
5 tips to add safety to your summer fun
School is out for summer! It’s time for pool days, barbeques and family vacations. We want you to have a fun summer – safely – so we’ve outlined 5 tips that will help keep your family safe in the summer...
Fee Transparency Information for Children's Mercy Employees
Customer Balance Billing Disclosure When you receive emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise...
Getting a Urodynamic Study
The child life specialists at Children's Mercy have put together information to help your child know what to expect when they come in for their urodynamic study.
Advanced Practice Perspectives Podcast
Podcast hosts chat with pediatric experts on timely key health care topics and give an inside look at the various Advanced Practice roles at Children’s Mercy.
Employee Seasonal Flu Vaccine Rate
Influenza (flu) facts The flu is a viral illness that usually begins with the sudden onset of fever and is often associated with chills, headache, muscle pain, and cough. The flu virus spreads by droplets...
Flu season is here: Shaping up to be longer, more severe
Earlier this year, we shared a blog about the importance of getting your flu shot. (Click here if you missed it.) Since our team at Children’s Mercy have seen more cases of influenza earlier than usual, we...
Retirement
Children's Mercy helps you financially prepare for retirement via the following plans: Tax-deferred annuity 403(b) plan All Children's Mercy team members are eligible to participate in the 403(b) plan...