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Children's Mercy Urgent Care: East

Urgent care designed to meet the unique needs of children in Eastern Jackson County. Now open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Use our Save My Spot technology and reserve your time.

Visual Diagnosis: Thickened and Discolored Toenails

Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine...

Vaccine Update: Vaccinate with Confidence: A Guide to Safe Immunization Practice

Column Author: Christine A. Symes, MSN, APRN, CPNP ​​​​​​​ Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Chief Wellbeing Officer, Center for Wellbeing, Professor of Pediatrics, University of...

Disaster Mental Health, A Growing Science and Need Among Pediatric Clinicians

Column Author: Patty Davis, MSW | Program Manager Trauma Informed Care ​​​​​​​ Column Editors: Chris Kennedy, MD| Division Director, Emergency Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics, University of...

Perioperative Steroid Stress Dosing

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 subject...

Severity of Asthma Exacerbation

<!--StartFragment-->       Mild    Moderate    Severe   Respiratory Rate       2-3 yrs: <34/min   4-5 yrs: <30/min  6-12 yrs: <...

Mental Health: A Public Health Crisis and the Role of Pediatricians

Column Author: Theodore Brisimitzakis, DO | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Sara J Anderson, MD, MPH |

Children's Mercy Research Institute Building

The Institute’s nine-story, 375,000 square foot building supports a collaborative approach to research, fostering a partnership among health care professionals, researchers, patients and families.

State of the Art Pediatrics: 2025: A New Year for Obesity Treatment

Column Authors:  Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP | Director, Advocacy, Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition Brooke Sweeney, MD, FAAP, FACP, DABOM | Medical Director, Weight Management...

Make a referral to ADHD Specialty Clinic

New Patient Appointments Log in to EpicCare Link or see referral options and instructions: childrensmercy.org/referral. The ADHD Specialty Clinic provides targeted ADHD evaluations and short-term follow...

NICU Services

When you’re part of the Children’s Mercy NICU community, know that we’re going to take the very best care of you and your little one. Your baby may need additional testing and care, and the whole family...

Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization

The Office of Technology Transfer and Commercialization provides guidance to Children’s Mercy staff on intellectual property and technology commercialization matters. It identifies, evaluates, protects...

Differential Diagnoses

<!--StartFragment-->   Diagnosis  General  Child abuse Ingestion/poisoning  Neonatal abstinence syndrome  ID  Sepsis  Meningitis  Pertussis  Respiratory viral...

Emerging Infections Area of Emphasis

The Emerging Infections Area of Emphasis at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute aims to get ahead of infectious diseases in order to protect the health of children everywhere.

Leg Fractures

Femur fractures The femur, or thigh bone, is the largest and also one of the strongest bones in the body. It forms both the hip and knee joints. Fractures can occur at any location along the bone, although...

Rumination Disorder Clinic

Children’s Mercy offers one of the nation’s only interdisciplinary programs for children and teens with rumination disorder (sometimes called rumination syndrome).

Infant Lung Center

The Infant Lung Center (ILC) exists to reduce pain and improve the quality of life for babies who are born with or later develop lung problems.

When to go: Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care

When your child needs medical care and can’t wait until your doctor’s office opens, where should you go? This chart will help you know whether a visit to Urgent Care or the Emergency Room is best. When To...

Internet Access

Children's Mercy Kansas City offers free wireless internet (Wi-Fi) service to its patients, families and guests.

State-of-the-Art Pediatrics May 2022

On March 29, 2019, Children’s Mercy hosted a remarkable series of lectures and presentations about immigrants, refugees and caring for children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The first presentation was at...