Clinical Excellence

Kids are the number one priority at Children’s Mercy—and have been for more than 128 years. To us, “clinical excellence” means child-centered, holistic care that transforms the health, 
wellbeing and potential of the kids we serve.

In short, clinical excellence at Children’s Mercy creates a world of wellbeing for children.

Join a comprehensive health care team

Children’s Mercy operates under a patient-centric model, with nearly all specialties featuring multidisciplinary care teams. Our physicians collaborate with their peers in other disciplines to 
provide holistic care. Our patients are also supported by a wide variety of services and non-medical specialists, allowing physicians to focus their energy on their own spheres of expertise:

• Child Life specialists support the emotional health of our patients. They work with children, parents and the medical team to address a patient’s fears and anxieties and help them cope with the stress of illness, injury, disability or hospitalization.
• The 50 dietitians in Nutrition Services help patients manage medical conditions, grow well and develop healthy nutrition and eating habits.
• Board-certified music therapists provide services for children and families.
• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists evaluate, treat, consult and provide follow-up care for both inpatients and outpatients.
• Respiratory Care services are provided 24 hours a day in all departments, including intensive care units and the emergency department.
• Spiritual Services offers support to patients, families and staff, 24 hours a day, for people of all faiths.
• The Performance Improvement department partners with physicians to reduce the burden of broken processes, eliminate waiting and create the optimal patient 
  experience.
• The Quality and Safety Department supports the medical team to drive exceptional health care outcomes.
• The Patient and Family Engagement Team supports the medical team, patients and families to optimize the complete patient and family experience.
• Psychologists, Social Workers and Palliative Care Specialists provide extensive support to improve patients’ mental and emotional wellbeing as well as their physical capabilities.

Children’s Mercy has received Magnet recognition six consecutive times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Less than 0.4% of all pediatric health care systems have received Magnet designation 6 times, not to mention 6 consecutive times.