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Built for Kids

Built for Kids

Built for Kids

For more than 125 years Children’s Mercy Kansas City has been taking care of kids. With more than 8,600 caring experts in our health system, you can always find someone to help. From our level 1 surgery center to our comprehensive solid organ transplant center to our pediatric only urgent care centers – Children’s Mercy is built for kids.

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Resources for families about shooting tragedies

In response to the recent shooting after the victory parade, our Developmental & Behavioral Health team has put together some resources to help families.

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Doctors' Day is March 30

Love your Children's Mercy doctors? Send them a card to say Happy Doctors' Day! Choose your design, add a message, and we'll do the rest.

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Osteosarcoma: Lexy's Story

Lexy is a strong-willed five-year-old who loves art projects, tater tots, facility dog Jellybean and her big brother, Klay.  Her fierce disposition has led the way during a challenging cancer diagnosis — and will continue to serve her well as a kid growing up with a limb difference.

Meet Lexy
Dr. Kaela Varberg sits in a lab looking through a microscope. She is wearing goggles, a white lab coat, and blue gloves.

Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Kaela Varberg

Kaela Varberg, PhD, Independent Investigator, Neonatology, is fascinated by maternal-fetal interaction and the field of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD). Her current research focuses on the role the placenta plays in maternal-fetal health, the long-term health outcomes for the child, and even outcomes for future generations.

Learn more about Dr. Varberg and her research