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Home Care
Children's Mercy Home Care is the only full-service pediatric home-health agency in the region. Our team provides continuity of care following inpatient stays and often in lieu of hospitalization. See...
Pediatric Bioethics: Representation of Medicine in the Media - Impact of The Pitt
The hit television series The Pitt depicts the lives of health care professionals in a Pittsburgh trauma center’s emergency department in “real time” over the course of one shift. The show has received...
The Link - May 2026
Our May issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - May 2026 Hantavirus in 2026: Understanding the Andes Virus Outbreak Without Alarm Read...
Employee Benefits
The benefits plans at Children's Mercy are one of many reasons we are recognized as one of the best places to work in Kansas City. Our plans are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and...
Children's Mercy Kansas
Children’s Mercy Kansas offers care through: Our pediatric inpatient unit The Tom Watson Emergency Department Outpatient surgery Over 30 pediatric specialty clinics Laboratory and imaging services Parents...
Eating Disorders Center
The Eating Disorders Center at Children’s Mercy provides family-centered care for children and teens with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or related eating disorders.
Medication Contraindications
NSAIDs Confirmed drug allergy Recent peptic ulcer/GI bleeding Concomitant anticoagulant at high bleed risk (may pause prophylactic aspirin while on NSAIDs) < 6 months of age Colchicine Confirmed drug...
Nutrition Services
Comprehensive nutrition assessments and individualized care plans for children in our hospitals and clinics. We help children manage their medical conditions, grow well, and develop healthy nutrition and...
Pharmacologic Recommendations
Initial Size of Effusion Follow-up Size of Effusion Initial Management Continuing Management Small Resolved NSAID Discontinue NSAID Wean diuretic Small Unchanged NSAID Continue NSAID Add steroid Assess...
Pediatric emergency preparedness: Tips for parents
Learn pediatric emergency preparedness tips for parents to stay calm, share medical info, and support kids during urgent care.
June 2026
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Asthma Education
Children's Mercy provides the latest information, research, and resources to help patients and families manage asthma. You'll find important information about how to recognize symptoms, avoid common...
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Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Ayanda Chakawa
Ayanda Chakawa, PhD, Developmental and Behavioral Health, is both a clinical psychologist who provides behavioral health care to youth and a researcher interested in improving access to that care.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
At Children's Mercy, our critical-care medicine specialists and experienced pediatric nursing staff care for patients 24 hours per day in our 41-bed pediatric intensive-care unit.
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Educational objectives: Learn to take history and carry out physical examination, including neurologic examination, on infants and children focusing on conditions amenable to neurosurgical care. Understand...
Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic: Delilah’s Story
The Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic provides care for adolescents and young adults ages 10 to 21, like 17-year-old Delilah.
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Craig Smail
From a young age, Craig Smail, PhD, Research Faculty, Genomic Medicine Center, was fascinated by medicine. That fascination led him to a career in genetic research.
Endocrinology and Diabetes
The Endocrinology and Diabetes program at Children’s Mercy is one of the largest full-service programs in the country and is ranked as one of the nation’s top endocrinology programs by U.S. News and World...
Unique Experiences
Besides the core rotation curriculum, our program offers a variety of unique experiences. These additional opportunities give residents the ability to add to their knowledge of pediatrics in ways that are...