Our 52-bed pediatric inpatient unit can help get your child on the road to recovery. We ensure your child is as comfortable as possible in his/her kid-friendly private room. Pediatric hospitalists are available 24 hours a day to manage your child's care, and Child Life Specialists help reduce stress and discomfort.

The hospital is also home to the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, one of only a dozen such pediatric-focused centers in the United States. Our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit is an ABRET certified level 4 unit – the highest level of epilepsy care available and one of only a few accredited pediatric units.

Thanks to the generosity of Kansas City’s own PGA golfing great Tom Watson, the Tom Watson Emergency Department at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas is the only dedicated pediatric emergency-service provider in the southern half of metropolitan Kansas City. Physicians, nurses, radiologists and allied health staff are available to treat all kids 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Having an Emergency Department at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas allows us to provide the best care to children with immediate needs, including access to some pediatric surgical and radiology specialties. In addition to our 24/7 onsite ambulance transport team, we also accept outside ambulance traffic.

If you have an urgent medical need, please call 911. Learn more about what to expect from the Children’s Mercy Emergency Rooms.

Walk in X-rays are available 24/7 with an order from a provider.

Hours: Open 24/7

2024-25 Holiday Hours: Outpatient imaging will be closed on the following days:

• Tuesday, December 24
• Wednesday, December 25
• Wednesday, January 1

On Tuesday, December 31, CT and MRI will be open until noon; all other services will operate normally (24 hours with an order from a provider)

Services:

• Bone and joint imaging

• CT scan

• Fluoroscopic procedures

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

• Ultrasound

• 3D imaging and printing

• Pediatric patient experience optimization

• Sedation for complex procedures

Children’s Mercy only uses kid-friendly, low-dose radiation imaging at all locations.

When your child needs surgery, you want a surgeon who not only knows his or her specialty, but also knows kids inside and out.

Our experienced team of pediatric surgeons, nurses and pediatric anesthesiologists at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas, working in surgery suites equipped specifically for children, ensure that your child receives the highest-quality pediatric surgical care.

Parent- and child-friendly services to prepare you and your child for a positive surgery experience. The Child Life team has created age-appropriate teaching books to help you prepare your child for their experience at Children's Mercy. You can find more by visiting our Preparing Your Child for Surgery page.

Types of outpatient surgeries performed at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas include (but are not limited to):

• Tonsillectomy

• Adenoidectomy

• Hernia repair

• Circumcision

• Plastic surgery

• Tear-duct probes

• Insertion of ear tubes

• Dental rehabilitation

• Eye-muscle surgeries

• Orthopedics

• Gastroenterology

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