| Created | Content | Recent News |
| 11/20/2009 | Emergency Departments Opens First Phase of Expansion |
| | After outgrowing a location with approximately half the needed space, the Children's Mercy Hospital Emergency Department expansion is in its final phases. |
| 10/27/2009 | H1N1 Update 10 27 09 |
| | Clarification on antibiotic choices in the child with bacterial superinfection complicating influenza and clarification on use of antivirals for children with influenza. |
| 10/23/2009 | Commonly Requested but Misunderstood Imaging Studies: Imaging Infant Hips and the Limping Child |
| | This article in the ongoing series "Commonly Requested But Misunderstood Imaging Studies" covers hip dysplasia and imaging of infant hips and the limping child. |
| 10/16/2009 | Record Breaking Month |
| | Children's Mercy set records for Transports and Emergency Department visits in September. |
| 10/15/2009 | H1N1 Update 10-15 09 |
| | QUESTION: If a child had an influenza like illness with a positive rapid flu test, do they need to receive H1N1 monovalent influenza vaccine?
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| 10/5/2009 | Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Early Detection & Simple Effective Treatment |
| 10/5/2009 | Pediatric Autopsies: Are they still useful? |
| | Researchers hae documented substantial discrepancies between clinical diagnoses and findings at autopsy in the past 100 years. Is autopsy still helpful with teh advent of image studies and diagnostic techniques? |
| 10/1/2009 | Is it Effective to Incise and Drain (I&D) a Skin Abscess Without Adjuvant Antibiotics? |
| | In light of CA-MRSA’s proclivity to cause skin and soft-tissue abscesses and its capacity to inflict severe illness, researchers have been prompted to revisit the question of whether adjunctive antimicrobial therapy is necessary in the management of uncom |
| 10/1/2009 | What's New in Diagnosis of Tuberculosis? |
| | Correctly diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) in children is critical to provide appropriate treatment and to detect undiagnosed source cases. However, diagnosing TB in children may be difficult. Dr. Jackson shares her perspective about what’s new in the diagnos |
| 9/22/2009 | Dr. Kaine Named "Top Doc" by Ingram’s Magazine |
| 9/18/2009 | Respiratory Systems Update_09-17-2009 |
| | Mary Anne Jackson, MD, Section Chief, Infectious Diseases, shares information on the increase of patients with respiratory symptoms and the plan to treat them. |
| 9/10/2009 | Holly Ardinger, MD, Announced As New Genetics Section Chief |
| 9/9/2009 | Bringing Patients from Further Faster: New Helicopter Takes Flight at Children’s Mercy |
| 9/9/2009 | Jane Knapp Listed as "Leading Physician in Graduate Medical Education (GME)” |
| 9/9/2009 | Uttam Garg, PhD, receives the 2009 John and Marion Kreamer Research Excellence Award |
| 9/1/2009 | What Causes Autism? Children’s Mercy Wants to Know |
| | While there is no known single cause for autism, Children's Mercy stays current on all the latest research and findings to better help our patient population. |
| 8/31/2009 | What is the evidence based recommendations for initial evaluation and treatment and subsequent inter |
| | Fluid in the middle ear, which often goes undetected for weeks or months at a time, is an important hidden problem. Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) is the leading cause of surgery in children, because this silent occupant of our children's ears can have |
| 8/31/2009 | Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics (August 2009) |
| | While it has not been on the front burner of news organizations of late, Dr. Jackson has a timely update on the H1N1 Influenza, as well as news regarding respiratory illness and new guidelines for the rabies vaccine. |
| 8/31/2009 | H1N1 Update_8-31-2009 |
| 8/24/2009 | H1N1 Update |
| 7/28/2009 | Pediatric Kidney Stones on the Rise |
| | Kidney stones are usually an adult malady, one that is notorious for causing excruciating pain. And while the number of affected children isn't huge, kids with kidney stones have been turning up in rising numbers at hospitals |
| 7/24/2009 | H1N1 Influenza Update #10 |
| 7/22/2009 | When should I image a child with a closed head injury? |
| | With 95,000+ children experiencing a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, learn when a patient with a minor closed head injury should be imaged. |
| 7/22/2009 | Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics (July 2009) |
| | With the American Academy of Pediatric's 2009 Red Book edition just published, Dr. Jackson shares her perspective on a few of the additions. |
| 7/15/2009 | Diagnosing Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis |
| | Group A streptococcal pharyngitis (GAS) causes approximately 10 to 30 percent of pediatric sore throats, so accurate diagnosis permits appropriate administration of antimicrobial therapy to prevent complications, hasten symptom resolution, and reduce the |
| 7/9/2009 | Dr. Gayln Perry Appointed to Medical Director of Children’s Mercy Sleep Disorders Program |
| 7/8/2009 | Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, Joins Children’s Mercy as the Division Chief of Emergency Medicine |
| 7/6/2009 | Dr. Mara Becker Selected for PhRMA Foundation's 2009 Faculty Development Award |
| 6/25/2009 | Dr. James Brown Appointed to Chairman of Radiology Department |
| 6/23/2009 | Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics (June 2009) |
| | There has been a lot in the news about the H1N1 Influenza, MRSA, and other outbreaks, so Children's Mercy is continuously working to provide timely and relevant information to keep your families and patients safe. |
| 6/18/2009 | Dr. Stephen Spielberg Receives Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 6/16/2009 | Children's Mercy Announces Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Staff Promotions |
| 6/11/2009 | Dr. Kearns Invited to Present Prestigious FDA Lecture |
| 6/10/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics Board Member Wins Statewide Award |
| 5/15/2009 | John Lantos, MD, to Join Staff as Director of New Children's Mercy Bioethics Center |
| | Nationally known bioethicist John Lantos, MD, joins the faculty as the hospital’s new Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center, effective September 1, 2009. |
| 5/13/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #9 |
| 5/10/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenze Update #8 |
| 5/6/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #6 |
| 5/5/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #7 |
| 5/5/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #5 |
| 5/2/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #4 |
| 5/1/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #3 |
| 4/30/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #2 |
| 4/28/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Update #1 |
| | Swine flu is generating a considerable amount of anxiety across the United States. Response teams at Children’s Mercy Hospital have been activated to provide timely, pertinent information to keep families and children safe. |
| 4/22/2009 | Prevention of Type I Diabetes: An Attempt to Stem the Epidemic |
| | Wayne Moore, MD, PhD, Section Chief, Endocrinology, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, shares his perspective on diabetes being diagnosed in epic numbers among children in the United States |
| 4/13/2009 | A Cutting Edge Treatment for Scoliosis: Vertebral Body Stapling |
| | Children's Mercy is pleased to offer vertebral body stapling, a new to correct idiopathic scoliosis, which the most common type of spinal deformity. Learn more about how it provided a positive outcome for the Cline family. |
| 4/8/2009 | Consejo Board Wins Award at National Conference |
| 4/8/2009 | Children’s Mercy Offers High-Tech Cardiology Therapies |
| | As treatment for pediatric arrhythmias has come a long way and as new therapies are made available, Children’s Mercy is at the forefront of the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of children with complex heart rhythm disturbances. |
| 3/27/2009 | Sports Injury Prevention |
| | To keep adolescent and teen athletes safe, healthy and in the game, Children's Mercy addresses sports injury prevention. |
| 3/24/2009 | Children's Mercy Hospitals & Clinics Receives "5 Million Lives" Recognition |
| 3/20/2009 | Children’s Mercy Acquires 3 Tesla (3T) MRI Technology |
| | With the installation of a new 3 Tesla (3T) MRI, Children's Mercy takes the lead in the region for providing advanced pediatric neurological, orthopaedic, and cardiac procedures. |
| 3/5/2009 | Ommen’s Syndrome: A Rare Success Story |
| | Read about how one patient, with the help of Children's Mercy Hematology/Oncology Team, beat the odds of this rare, typically fatal disease. |
| 3/3/2009 | Children’s Mercy Staffing Updates |
| | Children's Mercy is proud to announce that Lisa Schroeder, MD, and Craig Friesen, MD, have been promoted to leadership roles in their respective section. |
| 2/27/2009 | Creating New Growth Charts at Children’s Mercy Hospital |
| | Cardiologist William B. Drake, III, MD shares information regarding new growth chart technology available at Children’s Mercy. |
| 2/9/2009 | Tips For Treating Nocturnal Enuresis |
| | Nocturnal enuresis affects approximately 5 to 7 million children in the United States, making it the most common pediatric urologic complaint encountered by primary care physicians. |
| 2/4/2009 | Children's Mercy Super Doctors |
| | Children's Mercy congratulates its 28 faculty members honored among Kansas City's Super Doctors 2009. |
| 1/29/2009 | West Tower Renovations Create Space For Patient Care |
| | As the hospital continues expanding to meet the growing patient population, space on both West Tower 5th and 3rd floors have been redeveloped, redesigned, and reorganized for better patient care. |
| 1/19/2009 | Taking a Fresh Approach: The 2008 Clinical Advances in Pediatrics Symposium (CAPS) |
| | For the first time in 40 years, there’s new leadership at the helm at CAPS, with increased particpant interaction and record attendance. |
| 1/9/2009 | One Doctor Faces the Climb of His Life |
| | Through rain, snow and bitter cold, Scott Olitsky, MD, is climbing Mounty Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise awareness for a condition called hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia or HHT. |
| 12/23/2008 | Holiday Hours for Children's Mercy for Telephone Triage Services |
| | Children's Mercy is expanding Telephone Triage coverage over the holidays |
| 12/19/2008 | Research Shows Effect Of Obesity On Vascular Age of Children |
| | Children's Mercy researchers are studying the plaque buildup in the neck arteries of children with risk factors for coronary artery disease and obese children with risk factors. |
| 12/18/2008 | Update on Influenza in the US |
| | The CDC has reported a low level of influenza as of the first week of December. So far, it appears that the influenza vaccine strains are a good match for the A strains circulating, but the influenza B match may not be quite as good. |
| 12/18/2008 | Update on Influenza in the US |
| | The CDC has reported a low level of influenza as of the first week of December. So far, it appears that the influenza vaccine strains are a good match for the A strains circulating, but the influenza B match may not we quite as good. |
| 11/26/2008 | Center for Health Outcomes and Health Services Research: Providing Better Care for Patients |
| 11/25/2008 | Children’s Mercy Emergency Room & Urgent Care Center Holiday Hours |
| 11/19/2008 | The Trifecta of 1-800-GO-MERCY: Admissions, Transports, and now Consults |
| | It's not just for transport and admissions! Now 1-800-GO-MERCY can also be used for pedatric subspecialty consults. |
| 11/19/2008 | Spielberg To Lead Children's Mercy Center for Personalized Medicine |
| | Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD, one of the nation's best-known specialists in pediatric pharmacology, has joined the staff at Children's Mercy as Director of the new Center for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovation. |
| 11/4/2008 | Simulation Center Takes Hands-On Training To Next Level |
| | The Children's Mercy Center for Pediatric Excellence in Resuscitation leads the way with new high tech training for emergency situations. |
| 11/3/2008 | Image Gently: Torticollis |
| 11/3/2008 | Collaborations Strengthen, Expand Hematology and Oncology Resources |
| | Through collaborative partnerships, the Children's Mercy Hematology and Oncology programs are able to bring research and resources from around the world to patients right here in Kansas City. |
| 10/31/2008 | Allergy Education Goes Online |
| | Podcasts of weekly allergy conferences are now available online and on iTunes. |
| 10/30/2008 | MAPEHSU Moves to Children's Mercy |
| | On October 1, 2008, Children’s Mercy Hospital became the host institution for the Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. |
| 10/27/2008 | Driving Success: Children’s Mercy South’s Urgent Care Center |
| | Response time is critical to patient survival: A color code system helps organize everyone to know their role during a code blue |
| 10/22/2008 | Helping One Family at a Time: Children’s Mercy’s Legal Aid Referral Program |
| | The Children’s Mercy Legal Aid Referral Program successfully assisted mother and daughter with guardianship issues.
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| 10/20/2008 | Families Share Their Children's Mercy Experiences |
| | Every patient has a story to tell. See and hear what some of our patients are saying about their experience at Children's Mercy. |
| 10/16/2008 | First of Many Major Milestones to Come: Children’s Mercy’s Northland Turns Five |
| 10/15/2008 | Children's Mercy's Sleep Diagnostic Unit Exceeding Expectations |
| 10/7/2008 | Case Study |
| 10/7/2008 | Evidenced Based Medicine Update |
| 10/7/2008 | Expansion Update: Radiology, Emergency Department Construction Underway |
| 10/7/2008 | Commonly Requested, But Misunderstood Radiology Studies: Craniosynostosis |
| 10/7/2008 | International Adoption Clinic Helps Identify Medical Issues |