Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics provides the highest level of medical care, technology, services, equipment and facilities in promoting the health and well-being of children in the region, from birth through adolescence. Patients and their families are treated with compassion in a family-centered environment that recognizes their physical, emotional, financial, social and spiritual needs. The comprehensive health care environment provided by the hospital includes clinical services, research and teaching efforts which are designed to serve today's and tomorrow's children and the community in which they live.