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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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A Research Center for Children

The Children's Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) integrates research and clinical care with multidisciplinary teams at the point of care while bringing together nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health and health care innovation .

As a result, we accelerate the development of groundbreaking individualized therapies and treatments that transform the potential of all children, one child at a time.

RESEARCH STORIES

CMRI Investigators Explore Age-Related Differences in COVID-19 Infection

Decoding Their Future

Join us to celebrate the community rallying together to "Discover Cures and Transform Care" for all children, one child at a time.

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The Children's Mercy Research Institute is creating an integrated research environment where no boundaries exist between science and medicine. In our quest to find answers to pediatric medicine's most challenging questions, we are collaborating with physicians, scientists, academic colleagues, philanthropic partners and others within our community, and around the world.

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It was founded in 1897 when Dr. Alice Berry Graham and her sister, Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson, open The Free Bed Fund Association for Crippled, Deformed and Ruptured Children with one bed in a women’s hospital at 15th Street and Cleveland Avenue.

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Children's Mercy is a leading independent children's health organization dedicated to holistic care, translational research, breakthrough innovation, and educating the next generation of caregivers. Together, we transform the health, well-being and potential of children, with unwavering compassion for those most vulnerable.

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You Believe in More Moments for Kids

As we navigate our new normal, you can shine a light of hope for kids and families. We invite you to join our community of champions to make an impact. Whether your gift helps provide a diagnosis that wasn't available yesterday through cutting-edge research, trains a new nurse, or provides a cozy blanket to a sick child, giving helps families when they need it most.

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As we navigate our new normal, you can shine a light of hope for kids and families. We invite you to join our community of champions to make an impact. Whether your gift helps provide a diagnosis that wasn't available yesterday through cutting-edge research, trains a new nurse, or provides a cozy blanket to a sick child, giving helps families when they need it most.

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Children's Mercy begins with two compassionate sisters

On the eve of the 20th Century, two sisters, each with a big heart and an indomitable will, set out to care for Kansas City's neediest children. They began with one little girl. Then they helped a couple more children, and then a dozen ... With no help from public subsidies or insurers, they treated all comers. That's how Alice Berry Graham and Katharine Berry Richardson started an institution that has grown into a part of the soul of Kansas City: Children's Mercy.

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Science and heart

Published in 2019, "Science and heart: The triumph of psychosocial care in pediatrics" explains in detail the history and current day of the special brand of care offered at Children's Mercy. In 184 pages, this is the story of the evolution of pediatric medicine and a prescription for the future, one that goes beyond basic medicine to touch the whole child and the whole family. It's about the growth of psychosocial care, an advance that leads to healthier children, stronger families and brighter tomorrows.

To order "Science and heart," please call the Children's Mercy gift shop at (816) 234-3750.

For All Children Everywhere

"For All Children Everywhere" is the story of Children's Mercy and a story of unending love and persistence on the part of two sisters - Alice Berry Graham, a dentist, and Katharine Berry Richardson, a surgeon - the people who followed them and of the community that took their mission into its heart. Today, 12 decades after its humble start as "The Hospital of the Little People," Children's Mercy still brings healing to the poor, but also hope to all children and all families of the city and the region.

About the title: The founders of Children's Mercy declared their hospital to be for children regardless of their address, their religion or their families' pocketbooks. In the 1920s, when racial segregation ruled in public life, the leaders of the hospital believed they needed to address the health needs of non-white children, too. They found a way to work toward that goal, and declared the hospital "For All Children Everywhere."

Read this, and many more stories about Children's Mercy, Kansas City and their children and families in "For All Children Everywhere." The book is the most comprehensive and accurate history of Children's Mercy compiled.

It features:

224 pages

Hundreds of photos (some published for the very first time)

Dramatic details of troubles and triumphs over a century of caring

Dozens of stories of children in need

Stirring accounts of community support

Uplifting reports of doctors, nurses and philanthropists who knew no bounds when the cause was caring for children

To order "For All Children Everywhere," please call the Children's Mercy gift shop at (816) 234-3750.

The Children's Mercy Story

The Children's Mercy Story is a three-dimensional museum-quality display designed to take visitors on a journey through the 120-year odyssey of one of the top pediatric medical centers in the United States.

It is located on the ground floor of Children's Mercy Hospital on the Adele Hall Campus, Kansas City, Mo. Through pictures, words and a small sampling of historically-significant artifacts, the wall display describes the humble beginning of the hospital to the fully integrated regional clinical referral center, academic medical center and medical research hub that stands today.

Underpinning the entire story, and the display itself, is a foundation of philanthropic support and a devotion to the mission of never turning a child away.

Hospital archive at UMKC

LaBudde Special Collections at the University of Missouri - Kansas City became the repository for the Children's Mercy Hospital Collection in spring 2015. The large assemblage of material is contained in scores of manuscript boxes and scores more of photograph boxes. There is much background material, such as personal narratives and booklets, as well as biographical sketches of Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson and Dr. Alice Berry Graham, sisters and co-founders of the hospital, and information about many other people and programs associated with the hospital throughout its history.

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Our History | Children's Mercy Kansas City

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On the eve of the 20th Century, two sisters, each with a big heart and an indomitable will, set out to care for Kansas City's neediest children. They began with one little girl. Then they helped a couple more children, and then a dozen ...

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Join the movement to create a world of well-being for all children. Gifts to your one-of-a-kind digital fundraiser will inspire care that changes kids' lives. Become a champion for children today by donating your birthday, remembering a loved one, or creating a unique virtual event to connect with your friends and family.

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You Believe in More Moments for Kids

As we navigate our new normal, you can shine a light of hope for kids and families. We invite you to join our community of champions to make an impact. Whether your gift helps provide a diagnosis that wasn't available yesterday through cutting-edge research, trains a new nurse, or provides a cozy blanket to a sick child, giving helps families when they need it most.

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As we navigate our new normal, you can shine a light of hope for kids and families. We invite you to join our community of champions to make an impact. Whether your gift helps provide a diagnosis that wasn't available yesterday through cutting-edge research, trains a new nurse, or provides a cozy blanket to a sick child, giving helps families when they need it most.

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Every day, our incredible volunteers — community members just like you — make a difference in the lives of patients and families at Children's Mercy in a variety of ways.
You, too, can become a volunteer and help children and families right here in your community!

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Imagine the Potential

Every day, our incredible volunteers - community members just like you - make a difference in the lives of patients and families at Children's Mercy in a variety of ways.

You, too, can become a volunteer and help children and families right here in your community!

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Every day, our incredible volunteers - community members just like you - make a difference in the lives of patients and families at Children's Mercy in a variety of ways. You, too, can become a volunteer and help children and families right here in your community!

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Providing high-quality health care that is patient-centered and equitable requires tailored care and focus on both health care disparities and health literacy.

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I chose to pick Children's Mercy because Logan and I have very bad knee problems. Their facility really helps every kid's sickness, or injury, so they could help with ours. I don't necessarily need to go to the hospital even though it does hurt. But Logan does. He goes to the doctor a lot, and is completely unable to run, or jump, so he really does need some help. We both wish we really didn't have problems, and maybe children's mercy could find a cure for Osgood-Schlatters, which is what we both have.
We also chose to do Children's Mercy because Logan's mom works there. Logan's mom is really cool, and always brightens my day when I see her. She has the best conversations, and really puts Logan in his place when he gets naughty. I once went on a whole 8 hour car ride to Texas, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. She also sometimes takes me home from school, and takes me, and Logan places like parks and houses. She is super nice, and we really just wanted to help her out her organization.

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Because we believe that every child deserves more. More ways to stay healthy. More life-changing research. And more solutions for everyday challenges. As a non-profit health care system, Children’s Mercy invests our resources and expertise into helping children be healthier and safer in all aspects of their daily lives. In partnership with community organizations, local leaders and families like yours, we can clear new paths for every child’s potential.

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Me and Logan's action is to make happy kits for Children's Mercy patients. Happy kits have things like coloring books, crayons, markers or stickers. They also have different requirements for different ages. We were planning on making one per each age group, and this should really help make people's stays easier. We will need either donations from a dress down day, family members, or class mates. The happy kits will help kids of all ages feel more comfortable. They are super easy to make, but a little pricey, so this will be very, very easy, unless we don't get donations.

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The hospital was the first in Missouri and Kansas to receive Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and has been re-designated five times.

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https://www.childrensmercy.org/

“Children’s Mercy Kansas City | Children’s Mercy Kansas City.” Childrensmercy.org, 2019, www.childrensmercy.org/.

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Children's Mercy has received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report in nine pediatric specialties.

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Me and Henry's action is to make happy kits for Children's Mercy patients. Happy kits have things like coloring books, crayons, markers or stickers. They also have different requirements for different ages. We were planning on making one per each age group, and this should really help make people's stays easier. We will need either donations from a dress down day, family members, or classmates. The happy kits will help kids of all ages feel more comfortable. They are super easy to make, but a little pricey, so this will be very, very easy, unless we don't get donations.