Search Results
Your search returned 6487 results
Application Requirements
Qualifications Graduate degree from a master’s-level program at an accredited college or university, preferably from a Health Care Administration program. Past candidates have possessed an MBA, MHSA...
Social Work Student Practicum
Social Work Students The Social Work Department at Children’s Mercy has a long history of supporting social work education and is committed to providing quality field instruction for Masters of Social Work...
Rectal Enema
A medical grade rectal enema -- also known as rectal enema administration, cleanout or flush -- is prescribed by your doctor and performed every 24 hours to keep your child’s colon clean and to prevent...
Children's Mercy St. Joseph
Children’s Mercy St. Joseph-Mosaic Life Care provides a convenient location to better serve patients and families in the St. Joseph area and surrounding communities with the best pediatric care possible.
What to Expect: Celiac Disease
Learn about treatment for celiac disease at Children's Mercy Kansas City, ranked among the best gastroenterology programs in the nation.
Meet Our Faculty
Faculty Spotlight Faculty Spotlight Dr. Ayanda Chakawa (Child Psychology) is the first All Children Thrive (ACT) Scholar at Children’s Mercy. Since 2017, she has been providing behavioral health services...
Electromyography (EMG) Testing
Children’s Mercy's EMG laboratory is the first accredited electromyography lab by the American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) specifically for pediatric patients in the...
Differences between IEP and 504 plans
IEP 504 A legal document that is developed collaboratively between school personnel and the child’s parents/legal guardians to make sure the child’s educational needs are met. An IEP must...
Getting a MACE
The child life specialists at Children's Mercy help children cope with the feelings they may have about their illness, injury, disability, or hospitalization. They have provided the information below...
Quality and Safety at Children's Mercy Kansas City
The Department of Quality and Safety supports performance-enhancement efforts through planning, quality assessment and monitoring with continuous quality-improvement principles and methodologies.
Patient Demographic
Children’s Mercy Pediatric Residency and Fellowship Programs seeks to provide high quality clinical care by creating a workforce that reflects the demographics of patients we serve.
Preparing Your Child for Surgery Ages 3 and older
When you arrive in Same Day Surgery, you and your family will check in at the front desk. Next, a staff person will take you and your family to a room where you will wait for your surgery and meet...
Talking to kids about tragedies
No parent wants to have to talk about tragic events with their kids, no matter what age they are. Whether something terrible happened close to home or in the headlines, knowing what to say and how to help...
When do you need a bike helmet? Your bike safety questions answered.
We all love the freedom and fun bikes can bring for children. It’s such a fun milestone for any kid when they move from training wheels to only using 2 wheels. Then, they can go on long family bike rides...
Emergency Preparedness
Children's Mercy has established a plan to guide hospital-wide emergency preparedness and management. Our Emergency Operations Plan ensures all areas of the hospital are prepared to respond to...
Visual Diagnosis: Poor Weight Gain
A 3-month-old female is admitted directly to the hospital for further evaluation of poor weight gain.
Seven Key Clinical Findings Shaping Pediatric Nephrology
Leadership in multicenter studies underscores Children’s Mercy Kansas City’s global impact in pediatric nephrology In its 18th consecutive year of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the...
Bladder Exstrophy
When a baby is born with the bladder and urethra exposed on the outside of the abdomen, this is called bladder exstrophy. The open urethra is called epispadias. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive...
Fetal Health Center - Expert Care for High Risk Pregnancies
From consultations to specialized fetal surgery and delivery — there's no better place for a baby with complex medical needs than the Fetal Health Center at Children's Mercy. We're here to help...
Precision Therapeutics
The Precision Therapeutics area of emphasis at Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) investigates the variability in responses to therapeutic interventions in the children they treat. The area of...