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Medical Student Elective & Sub-Internship Rotations
Currently enrolled medical students at accredited allopathic or osteopathic medical schools may request for an elective rotation or sub-internship at Children's Mercy. An approved affiliation agreement...
Pectus Bar Repair with Bar Placement ERAS
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways promote an evidence based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care that facilitates faster recovery from surgery, reduces hospital length of stay, and...
Healing From Delivery
Just as it takes months to grow a baby, it takes months to recover and heal from pregnancy, labor and delivery, which are a lot of work for a woman's body. We don't want you to be scared or confused...
CPAP Care Program
Many children in our care use a CPAP machine to help regulate their breathing during sleep. CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure" therapy. A CPAP machine has a tube that connects to...
Children's Mercy Urgent Care: East
Urgent care designed to meet the unique needs of children in Eastern Jackson County. Now open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Use our Save My Spot technology and reserve your time.
Order a Diagnostic Test for Radiology
Order a Diagnostic Test for Radiology.
Children's Mercy 24/7 Nurse Advice Line
When your child is sick or injured and your primary care provider is not available, call (816) 234-3188 for advice from the Children's Mercy Nurse Advice Line. We are available to answer your questions...
Healthy Schools and Childcare Program at Children's Mercy Kansas City
The Healthy Schools and Childcare Program helps school districts and childcare organizations develop effective strategies to improve the indoor environmental conditions in their facilities.
Refer a Patient to the Down Syndrome Clinic
New Patient Appointments Log in to EpicCare Link or see referral options and instructions: childrensmercy.org/referral. Refer a Patient to the Down Syndrome Clinic...
Study Looks at Psychosocial Factors and Asthma Links
Elin Grundberg, PhD received an award to study how exposure to psychosocial factors such as chronic stress is linked to pathophysiology of asthma.
Acute Myeloid Leukemia: New Treatment Available Thanks to Children's Mercy Research
Data from a phase 3 trial studying acute myeloid leukemia in children helped the FDA decide to approve gemtuzumab ozogamicin (MYLOTARG) for use in pediatric patients.
Congenital Heart Surgeries: Public Reporting on Procedural Outcomes Study
Natalie Jayaram, MD, Heart Center, recently received a $673,598 K23 award from the National Institutes of Health to study public reporting for congenital heart surgery.
New NIH Supplement Awards Expand Study of Asthma in African American Children
The project studies the potential links of chronic stress to biological (epigenomic) changes in immunity impacting asthma risk and morbidity in African American children.
Dr. Scott Younger Receives Funding from BioNexus KC to Study Genetic Variation Detected in Children Living with Undiagnosed Rare Disease
Dr. Younger’s study, “Scalable systems for the identification of splice-disrupting genetic variants in pediatric rare disease genomes,” will develop scalable systems to evaluate the molecular consequences...
Children’s Mercy Receives $4 Million from the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation to Improve Health Care Equity
Thanks to this significant grant, Children's Mercy is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing health care equity by proactively identifying and rectifying gaps in coordination of...
Adelante Kansas City Receives Funding from Multiple Organizations to Grow Program
Dr. Cowden received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Health Forward Foundation that wrapped up in July 2023 as well as a one-year, $70,000 grant from the REACH Healthcare Foundation. Both grants are...
Blazing a Trail in Genetic Cancer Testing for Children
A genetic test for all children newly diagnosed with cancer or those who experience a relapse of their disease allows researchers and physicians to better understand treatment options for a child’s cancer...
Dr. April McNeill-Johnson Receives Grant to Study How to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in Juvenile Detention Centers
Dr. McNeill-Johnson’s “Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Juvenile Detention Center” will provide critical insight to understand current sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care...
Children’s Mercy Receives Award to Update and Expand Vaccine Education Program and App
Dr. Barbara Pahud and colleagues received a grant covering the Collaboration for Vaccine Education and Research (CoVER) Vaccine Modules and The Vaccine Handbook App (TVH App).
Research Stories Archive
An archive of stories from the Children’s Mercy Research Institute, an integrated research environment where no boundaries exist between science and medicine.