Childrens Mercy Hospital

EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN

ALL EXPENSES FOR PROGRAM SERVICES RELATE TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 367 LICENSED BEDS AND 176,316 ADJUSTED PATIENT DAYS DURING THE YEAR FROM 12,543 ADMISSIONS. OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS TOTALED 484,848 WHICH INCLUDES 48,081 PRIMARY CARE VISITS, 59,419 URGENT CARE VISITS, 72,335 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND 304,728 SPECIALTY CLINIC VISITS. TELEMEDICINE VISITS TOTALED 91,205 WHICH INCLUDES BOTH SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS VISITS. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 19,290 SURGICAL CASES WHICH INCLUDES 4,317 INPATIENT CASES AND 14,793 OUTPATIENT CASES. CHILDREN'S MERCY RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES TOTALED 175,133 FOR FY21. CHILDREN'S MERCY'S ADELE HALL CAMPUS CONSISTS OF A 314-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, AND A 53-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 AND INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 THERE WERE MORE THAN 585 ACTIVE SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE OCCUPIES ABOUT 4% OF THE SPACE ON THE MAIN CAMPUS AND 5% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. CHILDREN'S MERCY SPENT $69.9 MILLION IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 ON RESEARCH AND PER INFORMATION FROM THE NIH REPORTER RECEIVED MORE THAN $7.4 MILLION IN NIH FUNDING IN THIS SAME TIME PERIOD. MORE THAN 900+ PUBLICATIONS WERE ACCEPTED AND/OR PUBLISHED. THE CHILDREN'S 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.