one of a kind care - Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
one of a kind care - Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
one of a kind care - Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
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As the only pediatric hospital in the region, <strong>and</strong> <strong>one</strong> <strong>of</strong> the top<br />
children’s hospitals in the country, we underst<strong>and</strong> the unique<br />
needs <strong>of</strong> families when a child is ill. That is why we’ve d<strong>one</strong> everything<br />
we can to provide each child <strong>and</strong> family an extraordinary<br />
experience.<br />
That includes <strong>of</strong>fering<br />
pediatric trained <strong>and</strong><br />
board-certified medical<br />
staff in more than 40<br />
specialty areas; investing in<br />
ground-breaking research to<br />
develop new treatments <strong>and</strong><br />
cures for pediatric diseases;<br />
aligning with the area’s top<br />
academic institutions to provide<br />
training to physicians <strong>and</strong><br />
clinicians; <strong>and</strong> providing the most<br />
advanced medical technology<br />
designed specifically for children.<br />
But we also underst<strong>and</strong> that an<br />
extraordinary experience involves<br />
more than great medical <strong>care</strong>.<br />
That’s why we also have 18<br />
child life specialists, more than<br />
60 social workers, five full-time<br />
chaplains, <strong>and</strong> three full-time<br />
school teachers on our staff to<br />
address the special needs <strong>of</strong><br />
families with sick children.<br />
And equally as important, we<br />
have invested in creating a<br />
unique, family-centered healing<br />
environment that makes kids feel<br />
comfortable <strong>and</strong> allows them to<br />
be kids, even when they don’t feel<br />
well.<br />
Perhaps that is why we treat<br />
more children than all the other<br />
area hospitals combined. Our<br />
growth this past year pushed us<br />
to increase to 314 licensed beds,<br />
add 37 new, full-time physicians,<br />
<strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong> our services<br />
at Children’s <strong>Mercy</strong> South,<br />
Children’s <strong>Mercy</strong> Northl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
throughout the region.<br />
We know that minor surgery is<br />
never minor. We underst<strong>and</strong><br />
that smiles are as important<br />
as medicine. From surgeries to<br />
snugglies, kids need a different<br />
<strong>kind</strong> <strong>of</strong> treatment. The <strong>one</strong>-<strong>of</strong>-a<strong>kind</strong><br />
<strong>care</strong> found only at Children’s<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>.<br />
The following pages highlight<br />
some <strong>of</strong> our efforts in 2005<br />
to provide an extraordinary<br />
experience, with extraordinary<br />
outcomes, for every patient <strong>and</strong><br />
family who come to Children’s<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong>.<br />
Children’s <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>Hospitals</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Clinics</strong><br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
2005 - 2006<br />
Maurice A. Watson, Chairman<br />
Russell L. Brown<br />
Edward M. Connolly, Jr.<br />
Peggy J. Dunn<br />
Mary Hunkeler<br />
Robert V. Jackson, MD<br />
James W. Lowe, DDS<br />
The Hon. Cordell D. Meeks, Jr.<br />
James B. Nutter, Jr.<br />
R<strong>and</strong>all L. O’Donnell, PhD<br />
David F. Oliver<br />
Juan Rangel, Jr.<br />
Page Branton Reed<br />
Charles W. Schellhorn<br />
Emeritus Members<br />
Mrs. W. Coleman Branton<br />
Mrs. Donald J. Hall<br />
Mrs. Judy H. Hunt<br />
Abraham E. Margolin<br />
Tom Watson<br />
From our cover: Sunny Sayers, RN, Intensive Care Nursery.