The general medical nursing unit at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is at "3 Henson."

The unit specializes in treating children with infectious diseases.

Our common winter diagnoses include:

• RSV
• Influenza
• Pneumonia
• Adenovirus
• Croup
• Pertussis
• Asthma exacerbation
• Seizure disorders
• Bronchiolitis

Our common summer diagnoses include:

• Meningitis
• Febrile illness
• Kawasaki
• Cellulites
• Eczema
• Rotavirus
• Superinfected or complications of Chicken Pox
• Gastroenteritis

It is a 16-bed unit featuring:

• Rooms with negative air pressure to isolate airborne diseases. All rooms can be isolation rooms.
• Two rooms contain anterooms, which have double doors and a special ventilation system. These rooms are used for highly contagious diseases or special-isolation circumstances (i.e. TB or Chicken Pox).
• All patient rooms are private.

3 Henson cares for two to eight low-acuity ICN patients as needed depending on ICN patient census. These patients remain under the care of neonatology service.

We also staff 3 West, an inpatient 12-bed unit caring for general medical/surgical patients. This unit is typically open 24/7 and works with the Silver team as well as resident teams. The "Silver Team," a general medical team composed of hospitalists (physicians) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

Our patients range in age from neonates to 21 years.