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Children's Mercy has been around for over 120 years serving needy children in the Kansas City area. On the eve of the 20th Century, Alice Berry Graham and Katharine Berry Richardson, two sisters in Kansas City, started caring for one little girl. Then a few more kids came to be cared for, and then even more came. They welcomed and treated all children that came with no help from public sponsors or insurers

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Children’s Mercy is recognized as one of America’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News and World Report, ranking in all 10 pediatric specialties. Learn more about how we care for pediatric patients with expert care.

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At Children’s Mercy, love is the driving force behind everything they do. It inspires them to offer more specialties, pushes their researchers to find new answers and guides the most compassionate, comprehensive care. Because love has no limits. And with it, neither do they.  As a nonprofit, Children’s Mercy relies on generous donations to help their children and their families. They can’t do it without you.  They try to improve the health and well-being of children by providing comprehensive family-centered health care, committing to the highest level of clinical and psychosocial care, and exhibiting research, educational and service excellence.

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Significant Dates in Children's Mercy History 

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Significant Dates in Children's Mercy History 

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Significant dates in the history of Children's Mercy | Children's Mercy Kansas City

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2003: Children's Mercy is the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to receive Magnet recognition for nursing and patient care quality. Establishes "sister hospital" relationship with Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital in China. The Ward Family Center for Congenital Heart Disease created capitalize on synergy between cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery programs. Children's Mercy Northland opens.

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I am going to have a bake sale and raise money for Children's Mercy. When I get enough money, I will go buy the supplies to make Happy Kits. Happy Kits are bags full of activities and things for children of all different ages who are staying at Children's Mercy for treatment. Once I make them, I will deliver them to Children's Mercy, where they will distribute the bags to kids at the hospital.

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This blog is a reflection of my work on the passion project. I will update it everytime I work on the project. I hope you enjoy reading abou...

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1897: Dr. Alice Berry Graham and her sister, Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson start the hospital which they originally call The Free Bed Fund Association for Crippled, Deformed and Ruptured Children and "The Hospital of the Little People
1901: Central Governing Board of the Free Bed Fund approves the name Mercy Hospital. Training program for nurses established at Mercy Hospital
1910: Bedside and classroom teaching begins, providing children with a way to keep up with their school work during prolonged hospital stays.
1915-17: $375,000 is raised to construct Children’s Mercy Hospital on land donated at 1710 Independence Avenue. The new hospital opens Nov. 27, 1917, serving as home for Children's Mercy for 53 years.

1930s: The Great Depression puts increased financial pressure on Children’s Mercy; medical and surgical care is provided by volunteers, including medical school residents “moonlighting” and doctors “on loan” from other hospitals.
1997: Children’s Mercy celebrates its centennial; named one of the Top 10 Children's Hospitals in the United States by Child magazine. Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas (formerly known as Children's Mercy South) opens in suburban Johnson County. Expansion to add inpatient beds and more clinic space is completed in 2004.
2003: Children’s Mercy is the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to receive Magnet recognition for nursing and patient care quality. Establishes “sister hospital” relationship with Guangzhou Women and Children's Hospital in China. The Ward Family Center for Congenital Heart Disease created capitalize on synergy between cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery programs. Children's Mercy Northland opens. Clinic and Research Building opens on Hospital Hill.
2011: Children’s Mercy ranks in all 10 U.S. News and World Report specialties as one of the “Best Children’s Hospitals” in the United States.
2016: Children’s Mercy received Magnet recognition for the fourth time since 2003 (2003, 2007, 2012, 2016), becoming the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas to earn four consecutive designations.

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I am a person who values hard work and helping others. I also value having fun and enjoying time with friends. I also value the experience of traveling the world and experiencing new cultures and places. Some goals that I have set for myself are to continue working hard in school so that later I can get a good job.

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Survival Rates For Children With Different Diseases

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Survival Rates For Children With Different Diseases

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This project actually ended up being very fun, meaningful, and something I am glad I was able to do. I learned that service can be as simple as spreading information about and organization, or it can be a whole day of raising money, volunteering, and hard work. For Children's Mercy, I learned a lot more information about them, their mission, their start, and how truly beneficial and helpful they are in the Kansas City community. I really did enjoy everything I did to help them in this service project. I wish I could see the kids that the Happy Kits go to, but I am sure that they will brighten their days and make whatever they are going through that much easier. This project overall had a huge impact on me.