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Administrative Fellowship Overview
The Children’s Mercy Administrative Fellowship is a one-year, postgraduate opportunity that runs from July through June. It is specifically designed for individuals interested in...
Miller’s Story
Meet Miller miller cuddled During pregnancy, Mischia Kirkpatrick and her husband learned that their son, Miller, had an atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). “He basically had a big hole in the middle...
College Student Volunteer
Our student volunteer roles are highly competitive and registration can close within weeks of opening. Lean more.
Emergency Contraception
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...
Telehealth Virtual Visits
For Telehealth Patient Home visits, you use your own computer, tablet or smart phone from home to join a video visit with your provider. This video visit happens through Epic MyChart. Follow the steps below...
Normal Mean and Lower Limits of Normal for Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Mean Corpuscular Volume
Age (year) Hemoglobin (g/dL) Hematocrit (%) Mean Corpuscular Volume (fL) Mean Lower Limit Mean Lower Limit Mean Lower Limit 0.5-1.9 12.5 11.0 37 33 77 70 2-4 12.5 11.0 38 34 79 73 5-7 13.0 11.5 39 35 81 75...
Difficult Airway Intubation
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...
How to build emotional vocabulary in children
Empower kids with emotional vocabulary through engaging activities, helping them identify and express their feelings effectively.
Evidence Based Strategies: Systemic JIA - Early Recognition to Improve Outcomes
Persistent fever without a clear source is one of the most challenging presentations in pediatrics. For some children, this fever represents systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA), a diagnosis that...
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...
What to Expect
Going to a new health care provider for the first time can be hard. We’ve put together some resources to help you feel more comfortable before your visit to the Adolescent and Young Adult Specialty Clinic.
A Legacy of Love
Throughout their time as a patient family at Children’s Mercy, Planned Giving Council members, Terrence and Diane Gallagher, made friends and connections with volunteers, clinical staff and administrative...
Recognition
We strive to give our patients and families top-tier health care and a warm and welcoming experience. If you received excellent care or had a wonderful experience with one of our team members, we want to...
Turner Syndrome
Resources Turner syndrome (TS) happens when one of the two X-chromosomes in individuals assigned female at birth is missing or partially missing. There are many different variations of TS. While TS is a...
10 Things to Know about G-Tubes
A G-Tube is a soft tube that goes from the outside of the stomach to the inside of the stomach. G-tube photo Everyone’s body is different! Doctors may decide that some children need a G-tube to help...
Comprehensive care for children with differences of sexual development
Children with differences of sexual development face new challenges and opportunities as they grow. The GUIDE team has provided some information and ideas for families to consider as they navigate these...
Connect With Children's Mercy
We appreciate your partnership in keeping kids healthy and safe. Our specialists and staff are here to assist your practice with tools and resources to provide the best care possible to every child. From...
Hirschsprung Disease Rectal Irrigation and Colonic Decompression
Hirschsprung disease can cause your child to have a backup of stool and experience vomiting, a distended tummy, and struggle to have a bowel movement. The Colorectal Center at Children’s Mercy has developed...
Headache Medicine Fellowship
Our Headache Clinic Faculty and Fellows Email us Follow Us Headaches account for more disability than any other neurological condition yet there are relatively few UCNS board-certified headache medicine...
Safe Sleep, Safe Babies
There are about 3,500 sleep-related infant deaths each year in the U.S., with Black infants dying nearly twice the rate of white infants. While the number of deaths has reduced since the problem was first...