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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Your family’s care team Nationally ranked medical team Your neonatologist will lead your baby’s care team— we have more than 25 neonatologists on staff. We have every type of pediatric...
The Link - August 2025
Our August issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - August 2025 Evidence Based Strategies: Transition of Care Read full article Mental...
Travel History Considerations
History of the Present Illness Symptoms: primary and associated Time of symptom or illness onset (days) in relation to specific potential exposures, return date, and date of consultation Geographic location...
Fever-Causing Diseases with Geographic Area and Incubation Periods
Diseases Geographic Area Usual Incubation Period Incubation Period (Range) Bartonellosis South America - - Chikungunya Caribbean, Central America, South America, South-Central...
Spine Stabilization Guidance
In patients with spinal cord injury, with or without radiographic abnormality, maintaining restriction of spinal motion is imperative to preserve and protect the spinal cord. The following segments include...
Autonomic Dysreflexia Signs/Symptoms and Treatment
What to Look For (Signs & Symptoms): Hypertension (higher than the individual’s baseline) Bradycardia or tachycardia Tachypnea Red or flushed face Sweating above the level of injury Severe...
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): Byron’s Story
Byron came to Children’s Mercy with a slight fever. He left with a rare disease diagnosis and a new immune system. Close collaboration between teams led to Byron’s inherited hemophagocytic...
Adulting 101: Teaching kids about money
Talking to kids about money can be tricky. But learning how money works is important and it’s best to start early. When kids understand saving, spending and earning, they’re more ready for real...
Hearing and Speech
The Hearing and Speech Clinic at Children's Mercy is dedicated to providing exceptional care through the latest evidence-based practices and procedures, supported by state-of-the-art technology.
Dr. Bakula Receives NIH K23 Award for Mental Health Treatment for Parents of Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Caring for a child with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is very stressful, and 40% of parents of children with PFD report mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, and parenting stress. Parent...
Wellness Programs
We keep you feeling good. Children’s Mercy believes that our workforce is our most important asset to the organization and keeping our people healthy is key to our success. Whether it be through resident...
Dr. Tomi Pastinen and Dr. Elin Grundberg Receive Nearly $3.3 million NIH Grant to Study Rare Imprinting Diseases
The study will fill the gap of the understudied area of imprinting diseases by adding new detailed information on human genome variation. An imprinting disease can occur when a gene behaves differently...
Partial Hospitalization Program
Mental health treatment for children age 6 to 17. Patients attend the PHP during the day and return home at night to spend time with family and practice new skills.
Autism Evaluation Process
Get step by step instructions on how to have your child evaluated for autism at Children's Mercy...
Pharmacy Internship
The Children’s Mercy Clinical Pharmacy Intern Program is designed to allow currently enrolled pharmacy students to grow professionally and academically while being immersed in a clinical hospital pharmacy...
Global Health
Global Health education is offered at Children’s Mercy for all interested residents and fellows. The Global Health Track provides residents with an introduction to children's global health care issues.
Children’s Mercy Kansas Expansion Plan
The $152 million expansion plan for Children’s Mercy Kansas will expand capacity, consolidate services and introduce new clinical programs.
Penicillin Allergy Testing Clinic
Antibiotics in the penicillin family, such as Penicillin VK, Amoxicillin and Augmentin, are often the preferred treatments for many common childhood infections. They tend to have fewer side effects and...
Port-A-Cath Prep
What is a port? A port is a tube used to give your body important medicine and to remove small amounts of blood if you need a blood test. It looks like a button with a soft, squishy center. Some kids...
Exclusion Criteria for Observed Oral Dose
If patient or healthcare setting meet any of the exclusion criteria below, patient should be referred to Allergy Clinic for further evaluation: Patient/family does not give permission Patient is <12...