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ED Behavioral Escalation Huddle
What is a High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle? A High Risk Behavioral Health Huddle is an impromptu, acute meeting between key stakeholders in the Emergency Department (ED) and the hospital. These meetings...
Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Column Author and Editor: Chris Day, MD | Medical Director, Immune Compromised Service & Special Immunology Clinic, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, International Travel Clinic...
Adulting 101: Applying for college financial aid
Higher education is an important goal for many students, but it comes with its share of questions about affordability. Degrees aren’t cheap, and you want to be sure you and your student are making a sound...
SMS Terms and Conditions
When you sign-up for text messages through Hello World/MyChart from The Children’s Mercy Hospital (“CMH”), you are signing-up to receive text messages related to your relationship with CMH, including...
How to protect your little ones from button and lithium coin batteries
As parents, ensuring the safety of our children is always a top priority. One hidden danger that many might overlook is the presence of button batteries in everyday household items. These small...
Safe Sleep, Safe Babies
There are about 3,500 sleep-related infant deaths each year in the U.S., with Black infants dying nearly twice the rate of white infants. While the number of deaths has reduced since the problem was first...
Nursing Student Programs
We are one of the best pediatric medical centers in the nation. Child Magazine named us one of the top 10 children’s hospitals in America and has repeatedly earned nursing’s highest honor...
Video Resources for Equity and Diversity: "Walking the Talk"
"Walking the Talk" communicates the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion to the Children's Mercy mission and vision. Topics include race equality, faith traditions, misconceptions about...
Tarak Srivastava Q&A
Tarak Srivastava, MD, FASN, is a pediatric nephrologist and researcher at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. He runs a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Nephrology Research Laboratory and is actively...
Modes of Transportation
Children's Mercy Critical Care Transport's ground fleet is comprised of 12 state-of-the-art ambulances designed and equipped especially for our specialty patients.
Aftercare Program
The Children's Mercy Aftercare Program provides a compassionate support system for terminally ill children and their families, families experiencing a death of a child, and the staff who care for the...
Notice of Nondiscrimination
The Children’s Mercy Hospital complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national original, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Bone and Mineral Health Clinic
Bone disorders in children Children with all types of genetic and acquired bone disorders are evaluated and treated in Bone and Mineral Health Clinic. We also see referrals for the investigation and...
Visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic
Why are you visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic? You will be going to the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Children’s Mercy to get some medicine that needs to be given to you by a nurse. Checking into...
Allied Health and Certificates
Internships, practicums and award programs support certification on the road to a range of health care careers.
Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis Clinic
The Children’s Mercy Comprehensive Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis Clinic is a nationally recognized clinic that provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care for children with neurocutaneous...
Library Services for Children's Mercy Employees
Library Services is dedicated to supporting patient care and the academic and research activities at Children’s Mercy. Librarians are available to help with library resource instruction, literature...
Getting a Vaccination
A vaccine is a medicine that protects your body from viruses that can make you feel sick. A vaccination is the shot of the vaccine you get into your body. Steps to getting a vaccination A nurse will...
Pediatric Bioethics: Rethinking Disability in Pediatrics: Historical, Conceptual and Ethical Reflections to Improve Clinical Practice
Column Author: Jeremy R. Garrett, PhD | Program Director, Pediatric Bioethics Fellowship, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Brian...
Risks and Benefits of Presumptive Treatment for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Risks of untreated PID: Chronic pelvic pain Infertility (tubal damage-induced infertility) Twenty-five percent of females develop complications including tubal scarring and adhesions Increased risk of...