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Host a Fundraising Event
Learn how to organize a meaningful fundraising event in your community that will benefit kids receiving care at Children's Mercy and help to support discoveries that will benefit future generations.
Osteosarcoma: Kambre's Story
The first day of kindergarten is one many parents remember—as both a happy and sad milestone. But Kambre Jo Konrade’s first day marked a milestone of a different kind. She was diagnosed with...
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts: McKenzie's Story
McKenzie Haynes isn’t an athlete who puts up with losing. So, in 2010, when the Salina, Kan., high school sophomore earned an admirable eighth place in the 5A state tennis tournament, she made it a priority...
Metabolic/Bariatric Clinic
The Metabolic/Bariatric Clinic cares for children and teens who have participated in weight-loss programs but still struggle with obesity. We believe in treating the whole person, so our team includes...
Laboratory of Immunogenomics
Disease happens when the immune system fails. We seek to understand how immune responses are regulated and to develop tools to engineer immunity.
Holden's Story
The feeling in the doctor’s office is anxious. Apprehensive. Quiet. The doctor holds up a quick sketch of a heart, complete with valves and chambers and points to different spots with her pen, explaining...
Appendicostomy
An appendicostomy is a surgery that is performed allowing a child to receive an enema through their belly button or abdomen. The goal of the surgery is to make the enema process easier on everyone and work...
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.
Fundraising for Kids
Planning an in-person event or online fundraiser to benefit Children’s Mercy is exciting! Not only do you become a champion for the 1 in 3 families in our region who come to us seeking expert care and...
Preparing for a PET/CT Scan
Media: pet scanner, view from door ACR: CT/PET What is a PET scan? A positron emission tomography (PET scan) is a test to look for disease. A PET scan...
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.
What to Expect: Common Questions about Radiation
Providing safe, expert imaging for your child Modern medicine provides us various types of advanced imaging to look inside your child’s body for diagnosis or to rule out a medical condition. Some of these...
Wrenley’s Story
Wrenley in car seat Late on August 8, Edo Bedzra, MD, MBA, congenital cardiac surgeon; William Gibson, DO, Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation; and James O’Brien, MD, FACS, Co-Director of the Ward...
General and Thoracic Surgery Team
Meet the General and Thoracic Surgery team at Children's Mercy.
Alter G Treadmill
The Sports Medicine Center is one of only a few Kansas City area rehabilitation facilities with an Alter G treadmill. The goal after rehabbing with the Alter G is to get the student-athlete back to working...
iSpine Clinic for Scoliosis Evaluation
The Children's Mercy iSpine Clinic is for children 10 years and over who need to be seen for an initial evaluation of their spine for scoliosis.
Doxycycline for treatment of chlamydia
Changing treatment recommendations for Chlamydia trachomatis from single dose azithromycin to 7 days of treatment with doxycycline has opened the door of adherence concerns for young adult and adolescent...
Distal Radius Fracture - Surgical Indications
Initial evaluation for suspected wrist fracture: History and Physical Exam Radiographs of the wrist AND forearm Signs and Symptoms concerning for wrist fracture include one or more of the following: History...
Sepsis Huddle
(can be initiated by any member of the care team at any time when there is a concern) Intended to identify evidence of organ dysfunction Conduct huddle at beside, if possible Discuss clinical exam findings...
Criteria for Transfer to Higher Level of Care
Hypotension Impending airway obstruction Need for Epi drip >1 dose of Epi given These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...