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Prepped and Ready
Prepped and Ready is a presentation that helps parents learn what steps they can take to manage the tricky transition from parenting a child to parenting a teenager with an emphasis on suicide prevention.
Visitor Guidelines
Children’s Mercy wants you to be prepared for your child’s visit with us. Read our latest guidance and updates before your visit.
Speech and Language Services
The Hearing and Speech Clinic at Children's Mercy provides evaluations, consultations, parent counseling and therapies for children with communication or feeding and swallowing disorders. ...
Opioid Addiction Treatment Resources
Missouri and Kansas both have regional gatekeepers to addiction services. Both will complete assessments and make referrals directly to services available in the community. Missouri Firstcall Adolescent...
Neurosurgery
Children's Mercy specialists evaluate all phases of pediatric neurological disease. Our program is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top programs in the country.
Student Observerships
Observerships are open however a change in the in local COVID-19 rates could result in the cancellation of Observerships. Observerships remain limited in length to 1 day or a combined 8 hours. Medical...
Clinic Forms
The following are forms that your provider may request you complete. Clinic Forms: Abdominal Pain Clinic Evaluation Questionnaire ADHD Preschool Rating Scale Adolescent (self-reported) Outcomes...
Operation Breakthrough
At Children’s Mercy, we believe every kid has amazing potential. That’s why we partner with Operation Breakthrough, an early education center and social service facility located at 31st and Troost (3039...
Evidence Based Strategies: Acetaminophen Overdose
Column Author: Kelsey P Gavin, DO | Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Acetaminophen is...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants
Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Dengue is Setting Records
Column Author & Editor: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Worldwide, more dengue cases have been reported...
Autism Evaluation Process
Get step by step instructions on how to have your child evaluated for autism at Children's Mercy...
Children's Mercy Joplin
Children's Mercy Joplin provides in-person, telehealth and follow-up pediatric visits for more than 30 specialty clinics.
Environmental Health Program
This Children's Mercy team providers environmental health consulting, assessments and investigations, research, education, training, and analytical testing services.
Preparing for a Contrast Enema
A contrast enema helps your child’s doctor learn more about your child’s intestine and colon. This information will help prepare you and your child for a contrast enema.
Trigger Thumb
What is trigger thumb? Tendons are attached to your bone and held on by pulleys or “loops.” Tendons bend and straighten our fingers and thumbs. A lump develops on the tendon in trigger thumb. As the tendon...
GI Procedures: What to Expect
Children’s Mercy can provide all the gastrointestinal (GI) procedures your child may need so their health care team can understand and treat their condition. With a team of specialists who love working...
Family Advisory Board
PFAC Family Advisory Board Logo The Family Advisory Board (FAB) consists of 21 families who are primary caregivers of a child who has been cared for at Children's Mercy. The FAB collaborates with...
More Perks
Free parking and shuttle service Onsite cafeteria at some locations Workplace banking services Discount program (PerkSpot) More Perks...
Ways to support LGBTQ children experiencing discrimination
Wanting your child to feel included, loved and supported is one of the top hopes for any parent. When children are discriminated against, it can leave both the family and the child feeling targeted and...