CMH Fast Facts Flashcards
Children’s Mercy looks and feels different from adult hospitals.
Children come first and we do everything we can to provide them with a positive experience, beginning with a bright and colorful atmosphere.
Mission
CMH is a leading independent children’s health organization dedicated to holistic care, translational research, breakthrough innovation, and educating the next generation of caregivers.
Values
Kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity
Vision
to create a world of wellbeing for all children
2022 marked the hospitals…?
125th anniversary
CMH holds 390…
licensed inpatient beds across both Adele Hall and CMH Kansas
Children’s Mercy is the 5th largest…
private-sector employer in Kansas City with over 8,500 employees and over 713 volunteers (Pre-pandemic, the hospital had over 2,000 volunteers).
Children’s Mercy is home to one of the nation’s largest “Child Life” programs
a program to sensitize the hospital environment and achieve our approach to holistic health
There are 250+ children’s hospitals in the country. CMH is 1 in only…
30 independent children’s hospitals.
CMH has locations throughout KS and MO including…
15 sites - from Adele Hall Campus, Northland, Broadway, Olathe, and the University of Kansas Hospital
CMH has 4 partner hospitals where Children’s Mercy clinics reside in
St. Joseph, Wichita, Joplin, and Junction City
How much does it cost per day to keep all CMH facilities in KC and MO operating?
$3.7 million
CMH has more than 40 outpatient clinics…
which serve approx. 484,000 patients annually (FY21)
CMH is one of 576 hospitals nationwide - and only 11 across MO/KS to have
Magnet Status (awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center - ultimate distinction for nursing excellence and innovation)
CMH has earned magnet status how many times?
FIVE - one of only 2 children’s hospitals in the world that have accomplished this
