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Discover Children's Mercy

  Go behind the scenes Community leaders, business leaders, and government officials are invited to spend one-on-one time with pediatric sub-specialists, nurses, therapists, and other professionals to...

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): ED

An individual aged <21 years presenting with feveri, laboratory evidence of inflammationii, and evidence of clinically severe illness requiring hospitalization, with multisystem (>2) organ involvement...

Healthy ways to talk to children about race

Recent events have brought racism to the forefront, increasing the need to have open and honest discussions with children of all ages. But how and when do we talk to our children about racism? First, we...

Blended Diets

What is a blended diet? Made from blenderized foods. Alternative to formula. Used for tube feeding. Available as commercial products or made at home Home blended diets can contain baby foods, table foods...

How much soda should kids drink?

Every way we turn it seems we are surrounded by sugar-sweetened beverages and overwhelmed with ads for those oh-so-tempting drinks. The truth is sugar-sweetened beverages are consumed way too often and are...

What to Expect During Your Burn Clinic Visit

The child life specialists at Children's Mercy have created a guide to help your child prepare and understand what to expect when they come to the Burn Clinic for treatment.

Contact Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Please use this form for any laboratory-related questions: Get collection information, our laboratory sends results to the ordering provider, please contact the provider for results, and please allow 3-5...

Program Leadership

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Inside Pediatrics: Season One

In the first season of Inside Pediatrics, Children's Mercy invites you to follow along the incredible and moving stories of families as they share their journey. Grow inspired by a brother-to-brother...

Child and Adolescent Epilepsy: Video Resources

Our pediatric epilepsy specialists have a library of video resources to learn more about epilepsy and how it can be treated and managed in children.

Arrange a Critical Care Transport

In accordance with providing the very best care possible for every child, Children's Mercy Kansas City believes that specialized care during transport can make a tremendous difference.

The Heart Center at Children's Mercy

Choosing the Best Heart Program for Your Child   We understand it can be very overwhelming to learn your child has a heart condition. That’s why Children’s Mercy has developed a full-service cardiology...

Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network

References Children's Mercy is part of the Children’s Hospitals Solution for Patient Safety (SPS), a national effort to prevent serious harm in pediatric patients. Among other hospital associations...

Endometriosis: Taylor’s Story

Meet Taylor   Meet Taylor photo Thirteen-year-old Taylor Stewart looks like the picture of health, but looks can be deceiving. Behind her big, beautiful smile and bubbly personality is a teen who once...

Hand Surgery

The Hand Surgery team is uniquely trained to care for children with a wide variety of hand, wrist and upper extremity conditions. We are one of only a few hospitals in the nation to have two full-time...

At-Home Care for Colorectal Conditions

The Comprehensive Colorectal Center at Children's Mercy provides patients and families with resource that may be helpful at home.

Surgery Teaching Books

Children's Mercy Hospital - Adele Hall   Surgery Teaching Book (Ages 4-7) Surgery Teaching Book (Ages 4-7) Spanish Surgery Teaching Book (Ages 8+) Surgery Teaching Book (Ages 8+) Spanish Children's...

Spine Surgery: What to Expect

Spine surgery is a very complex operation and can affect many body systems. Because of this, you will be scheduled to meet with some of our specialists prior to your surgery in order to assure that we have...

Is my child too short? And other things explained by a pediatric endocrinologist

Many kids aren’t as tall as their classmates, both boys and girls. Often, parents worry that height might affect their kid’s ability to play sports, how their friends treat them, their self-esteem and even...

ADHD Assessment: Options for Assessing Functional Impairment

Options for assessing functional impairment: History Vanderbilt items: Parent Scale Questions (48-55)* Teacher Scale Questions (36-43)* Impairment Rating Scale *Children’s Mercy providers may access these...