Hospital-Based Services
The nursery at Children's Mercy Hospital provides level IV
intensive care and the most advanced technology in neonatal and
surgical care available in the region. We provide comprehensive
evaluation and management of complex cases throughout the spectrum
of pediatric and surgical subspecialties. This includes:
Commonly Treated Diagnoses
- Acute respiratory disorders
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Birth transitional disorders
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Congenital heart defects
- Congenital infections
- Encephalopathy
- Fetal birth defects
- Genetic disorders
- Low birth-weight/preterm newborns
- Lung Defects
- Meconium aspiration
- Metabolic disorders
- Pulmonary disorders
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Seizures
- Sepsis/meningitis
- Transient tachypnea
Clinic-Based Services
Special Care Clinic
Staffed by pediatricians, a developmental psychologist, nurse
practitioners, and neonatal fellows from the Division of
Neonatology, the Special Care Clinic continues care for babies who
have ongoing and often complex medical and developmental needs
after discharge. The clinic serves as a resource for primary care
physicians in the community who assume the medical management of
these infants.
Infant Tracheostomy and Home Ventilator Clinic
Infant Tracheostomy and Home
Ventilator Clinic is a multidisciplinary service designed to
care for the primary needs of infants with tracheostomy and home
ventilation.
NEON Clinic
In the NEON Clinic, neonatologists provide evaluation and
assessment of infants who received specialized care in our NICU,
such as those who had whole body cooling, ECMO, or a congenital
diaphragmatic hernia.
Fetal Health Center
The new Elizabeth J. Ferrell Fetal Health Center (FHC), in
collaboration with the University of Missouri- Kansas City
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, offers services to
pregnant women with identified fetal malformations. The Center
provides an integrated approach to fetal diagnosis and family
counseling with input as needed from all pediatric and surgical
subspecialists available at Children's Mercy Hospital. The Center
also offers delivery services for selected anticipated birth
defects, providing immediate access for newborn interventions, such
as cardiac catheterization, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO), interventions such as EXIT or urgent surgical
procedures.
