Childrens Mercy Hospital

EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN

ALL EXPENSES FOR PROGRAM SERVICES RELATE TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 390 LICENSED BEDS AND 195,172 ADJUSTED PATIENT DAYS DURING THE YEAR FROM 14,345 ADMISSIONS. OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS TOTALED 585,521 WHICH INCLUDES 47,282 PRIMARY CARE VISITS, 99,939 URGENT CARE VISITS, 102,557 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND 335,743 SPECIALTY CLINIC VISITS. TELEMEDICINE VISITS TOTALED 72,642 WHICH INCLUDES BOTH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VISITS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 19,469 SURGICAL CASES WHICH INCLUDES 4,165 INPATIENT CASES AND 15,304 OUTPATIENT CASES. CHILDREN'S MERCY'S ADELE HALL CAMPUS CONSISTS OF A 338-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND A 52-BED HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN LOCATED IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS. CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL PROVIDES THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF MEDICAL CARE, TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES, EQUIPMENT, AND FACILITIES PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN THE REGION, FROM BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE. PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE TREATED WITH COMPASSION IN A FAMILY-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, SOCIAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED BY THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES CLINICAL SERVICES, RESEARCH, AND TEACHING EFFORTS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S CHILDREN, AND THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE.THE HOSPITAL'S SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY.

CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL (CMH) IS DEDICATED TO BECOMING A LEADER IN PEDIATRIC TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. A STRATEGIC PLANNING INITIATIVE ESTABLISHED THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMRI) TO FOCUS ON RESEARCH AND RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF TWO PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS TOTALING $150 MILLION, THE HOSPITAL HAS BUILT A NINE STORY, 375,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ENABLING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS TO GAIN ACCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS DRY LAB AND WET LAB SPACE TO SUPPORT THAT RESEARCH. THE CMRI BUILDING OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2020. THE BUILDING INCLUDES AN AUDITORIUM FOR PRESENTATIONS TO TRAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED AND CREATED BY RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS HERE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND WORLD. IN ADDITION THESE GENEROUS GIFTS WILL HELP SUPPORT FUNDING FOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS AND RECRUITMENT. RESEARCH CONDUCTED TODAY AT CMH INCLUDES BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN NUMEROUS AREAS INCLUDING PHARMACOLOGY, CANCER, CARDIOLOGY, GENETIC DISEASES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES. AREAS OF RESEARCH STRENGTH INCLUDE PRECISION THERAPEUTICS, GENOMICS MEDICINE, POPULATION HEALTH, EMERGING INFECTIONS AND HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 THERE WERE MORE THAN 477 ACTIVE SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OCCUPIES ABOUT 18% OF THE SPACE ON THE MAIN CAMPUS AND 7% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. CHILDREN'S MERCY SPENT $86 MILLION IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 ON RESEARCH AND PER INFORMATION FROM THE NIH REPORTER RECEIVED MORE THAN $8.2 MILLION IN NIH FUNDING IN THIS SAME TIME PERIOD. MORE THAN 900+ PUBLICATIONS WERE ACCEPTED AND/OR PUBLISHED. THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROVIDES SEED FUNDING TO INVESTIGATORS WITH INTERNAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE MIDWEST CANCER ALLIANCE AND THE KATHERINE BERRY RICHARDSON (KBR) FUND, WITH EXPECTATIONS THAT THIS FUNDING WILL LEAD TO APPLICATIONS FOR EXTERNALLY FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS IN THE FUTURE.