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Rheumatology Team
Meet the Rheumatology team at Children's Mercy.
Make the season bright: KC area holiday displays
This season, many families are looking for ways to celebrate the season while social distancing. Outdoor events and driving to look at holiday lights is a tradition that doesn’t have to change. Here are...
What's the Diagnosis? January 2021
A previously healthy, 12-month-old female presents with a rash. Parents first noticed red papules and vesicles on her trunk two days ago which have now spread in a clustered pattern to her face, back and...
Sports Medicine Center Team
Refer a Patient Sports Medicine Center Team Sports Medicine Center Team Contact Us Patient Review (816) 701-HURT Call to schedule an appointment...
Evidence Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions April 2022
As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...
Explore Gift Planning
By creating a legacy gift, you’re making an investment in the future of Children’s Mercy, and children receiving care now and in the future. Learn more.
Hypoplastic Thumb: Q&A with Dallin
Dallin's Thumb Dallin, an 8-year-old boy who was born with a hypoplastic thumb, had his index finger moved to create a better thumb when he was a toddler. This pollicization surgery provided him a...
Vaginal Agenesis/Mayer-von-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser's Syndrome (MRKH)
Vaginal agenesis/Mayer-von-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser's syndrome (MRKH) is a condition where the uterus and vagina do not develop normally, but it can sometimes be associated with unusual development...
Bruising
Children’s Mercy obtained permission to use this picture for educational purposes. These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...
Refer a Patient to Weight Management
Conditions treated are elevated blood pressure, weight gain despite appropriate diet, obesity.
Food Allergies in Children
Children with food allergies have extra-sensitive immune systems that react to harmless substances called allergens in certain foods and drinks. When the person eats an allergen, like a peanut or other...
Comfort Ability Workshop
This supportive and interactive workshop is designed to help children with chronic or recurrent pain and their caregivers learn strategies to better manage pain and improve day-to-day function. The...
Clubfoot
The Ponseti method of clubfoot management has become the standard of care worldwide. One of the important distinctions of his method was a series of weekly casting followed by a prolonged bracing phase...
Faculty - Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
The Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program is directed by highly experienced, board-certified specialists. Our faculty provides hands-on instruction to help fellows gain comprehensive clinical knowledge...
Micrognathia
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of...
Preparing for a Bone Scan
The team at Children's Mercy has this information to answer your questions and help you prepare your child for their visit. When you arrive at the radiology department, your child will have an...
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Team
Meet the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit team at Children's Mercy.
Dr. Staggs Serves as U.S. Expert on International Study of Psychiatric Restraint Use
Vincent Staggs, PhD was invited to join a team of researchers from universities in New Zealand, Japan, and Australia to compare rates of mechanical restraint in psychiatric care.
Initiation, Maintenance and Duration of Therapy
This clinical pathway is not intended for patients on ECMO, cardiac bypass pump, hemodialysis or continuous renal replacement therapy. Refer to specific guidelines for these situations. Initiation of...
Fetal Cardiology: Levi's Story
Being in the right place – at the right time When a fetal echocardiogram reveals a critical heart defect—and the baby has to undergo life-saving cardiac surgery only eight days after birth—you don’t expect...