Clinical Excellence

Kids are the number one priority at Children’s Mercy Kansas City—and have been for more than 120 years. We view “clinical excellence” as 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. Virtually all specialties at Children’s Mercy feature 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 fears and anxieties and help patients cope with the stress of illness, injury, disability or hospitalization.
• The Nutrition Services department’s 50 dietitians help patients manage medical conditions, grow well and develop healthy nutrition and eating habits.
• Board-certified Music Therapists provide services for children and families.
• The Rehabilitation Services department provides evaluation, treatment, consultation and 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.
• The Spiritual Services department provides support to patients, families and staff, 24 hours a day, for people of all faith traditions.
• The Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement departments provide support to the medical team to drive exceptional and efficient processes for sustainable care delivery and improved health care outcomes.
• The Patient and Family Engagement Team provides support to the medical team, patients and families to optimize the complete patient and family experience.
• Psychologists, Social Workers, and Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapists provide extensive support to improve patients’ mental and emotional wellbeing, as well as physical capabilities.

Children’s Mercy has received Magnet recognition five consecutive times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only 8% of hospitals achieve this designation for providing the very best in nursing care and upholding professional nursing practices.