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Delivering Complex Medical Care Via Telemedicine: TJ’s Story
Meet TJ At a time when social distancing and remote living are more in-demand than ever, 9-year-old TJ DeCow and his family are trendsetters. “We live on a little farm in the middle of a field near a small...
Run it back season! Football traditions for a Chiefs win
The whole town is painted red for our favorite football team, the Kansas City Chiefs. A few of our employees are sharing their game day traditions and superstitions they practice to guarantee a Chiefs win.
Apply for the Sleep Medicine Fellowship
How to Apply Fellow applicants must be completing or completed an accredited residency in the United States and not have more than a two-year gap from time of completion to application. Individuals who are...
Life skills teens want to know
When you are sent off into the world after high school, you are expected to know so much. Not only all the reading, writing and arithmetic that school has taught, but so much more. Here is a list of some...
Patient is Suspected to Have TLS
Patients may present with metabolic derangements along (laboratory TLS) or both laboratory and clinical sequalae. Laboratory TLS (LTLS): Level above or below normal limits for age for 2 or more of the...
Beacon Patient Family Advisory Council
PFAC Beacon Logo The Beacon PFAC works in partnership with the Children’s Mercy staff members to advocate on behalf of Beacon Program and Clinic families for the best quality of care. The council...
Drs. Laura Plencner and Molly Krager Receive Funding to Broaden Food Security Initiatives, Including Healthcare-Based Food Pantry System at Children’s Mercy
Laura Plencner, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and Molly Krager, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and co-chairs of the Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hunger Free Hospital Council received a...
NICU Patient Family Advisory Council
PFAC NICU Logo The NICU Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) is made up of previous families that have been in the NICU at Children’s Mercy. The PFAC meets virtually through Microsoft Teams on the third...
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Discover how the expert medical team at Children's Mercy Hospital excels in treating ventricular septal defect (VSD) – a condition involving a hole between the heart's lower two chambers.
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex: Jaciel’s Story
Jaciel Lemus was born with epidermolysis bullosa simplex, a condition that causes the skin to be very fragile and blister easily. He was treated at the Children's Mercy Level IV NICU.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Research
Children’s Mercy has played an integral role in research trials as the region’s only NCI Children’s Oncology Group (COG) cancer center. Our collaborative approach brings the most advanced treatment to your...
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship: Research Opportunities
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows will spend almost two-thirds of their three-year training pursuing research interests. During the first-year, the fellow’s research interests will be identified and...
Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Eczema Coxsackium
Rapid spreading of painful vesicles quickly turning into erosions. Typically in areas of previous eczema involvement. Often follows seasonal presentations. Associated features: Perioral...
Foot and Toe Fractures
Foot and toe fractures are common injuries in children and can occur during everyday activities, sports, falls, or from objects falling onto the foot. Most fractures heal well without surgery and can be...
Dr. Jordan Jones Receives Funding to Study Patient Understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Diagnosis, Develop Educational Tool
Dr. Jones’ project, “Patient Understanding of Disease and Clinical Needs After Diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome,” aims to gain more knowledge about patients’ and families’ understanding of Ehlers Danlos...
What to Expect: Polyposis Center
Children’s Mercy offers the broadest spectrum of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic procedures in children with hereditary polyposis syndromes. To make the most of your visit, we will partner with you...
Mucosal eosinophils, mast cells, and intraepithelial lymphocytes in youth with rumination syndrome
Children’s Mercy researchers in gastroenterology analyzed 28 youth meeting Rome IV criteria for rumination syndrome who had undergone endoscopy (compared to 10 controls) to assess antral and duodenal...
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship: Research Opportunities
Each of our trainees is expected to complete a minimum of one scholarly project during the course of their fellowship, resulting in the submission of a manuscript to a peer-reviewed publication. In...
Bronchiolitis Synopsis
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use...
Oncology
Hematology/oncology adult provider list If you have commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans or other state Medicaid insurance programs, you should ask about a list of in-network...