Children's Mercy Hospital

What Children's Mercy Hospital does

Children's Mercy Hospital is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pediatric health system headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, operating as the only children's hospital in the Kansas City region with 19+ locations across Missouri and Kansas, including a flagship Adele Hall campus and partner-hosted sites at Mercy Springfield and Stormont Vail (Topeka). The system employs 5,001-10,000 staff, including 800+ pediatric specialists across 50+ specialty areas (90% of all pediatric specialists in the KC metro), 700+ pediatric subspecialists and surgeons, and the only Level IV NICU in the region. It is the first health system in Missouri or Kansas to receive six consecutive Magnet Designations for nursing excellence and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in nine pediatric specialties, with four in the top 30 nationally. Service lines span routine primary care, same-day care (Express Care, Urgent Care, Orthopedic Injury Clinic, Emergency Department), behavioral health, transplant services, cell and gene therapy, theranostics, and a 24/7 Nurse Advice Line, serving pediatric patients from newborns through adolescents together with their families and a base of referring community physicians across the region.

The underlying technology platform is anchored by an integrated Epic electronic medical record that powers the MyChart patient portal (newly migrated from MyChildrensMercy in March 2026), EpicCare Link for external providers, and Epic-based telehealth video visits. Layered on top are several proprietary or partner-built assets: the Helen mobile app (generative AI for nursing workflow), the PedsGuide clinical decision support app, the Genomic Answers for Kids pediatric genomic data repository, the Clinical Pathways/ERAS decision-support tooling built with GRADE/AGREE II/PRISMA/Cochrane, and a new AI-native cell and gene therapy operating platform built with Basepath Health. Revenue is generated primarily through patient care services billed to commercial insurance, multi-state Medicaid plans (KS KanCare, MO MO HealthNet, OK SoonerCare, AR), Tricare, and transplant-network plans, supplemented by research grants (NIH, HRSA, Masonic Cancer Alliance), licensing royalties (e.g., Vima Therapeutics deal backed by a $100M Series A), self-pay collections with a 20% prompt-pay discount for balances over $400, and federal/state grants such as the $6.1M Rural Health Transformation Program award in May 2026. The go-to-market is hybrid: enterprise field sales into community referring physicians via Provider Relations, EpicCare Link, and a 15-minute urgent / 3-hour non-urgent consult SLA; direct-to-consumer acquisition through childrensmercy.org, MyChart self-enrollment, Save My Spot online scheduling, the consumer mobile app, and the Nurse Advice Line; and ecosystem/channel partnerships including PedsMrkt (digital health marketplace co-developed with DiMe), theranostics with KU Health System/BAMF Health, and co-located pediatric specialty services with adult health systems.

Name

Children's Mercy Hospital

Legal name

The Children's Mercy Hospital

Website

https://childrensmercy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Children's Mercy is a nonprofit pediatric health system and the only children's hospital in the Kansas City region, operating 19+ locations across Missouri and Kansas with 800+ pediatric specialists across 50+ specialty areas. It serves pediatric patients, families, and referring community physicians via integrated Epic-based care delivery, telehealth, research, and cell/gene therapy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Pediatric specialty care
• Children's healthcare delivery
• Pediatric clinical research
• Pediatric telehealth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Patient care services: Primary revenue from pediatric hospital and clinic services billed to commercial insurance, Medicaid (Kansas KanCare, Missouri MO HealthNet, Oklahoma SoonerCare, Arkansas), Medicare Advantage (out-of-network), Tricare, transplant network plans, behavioral, dental, and vision plans. Bills as an outpatient hospital. Self-pay and uninsured patients receive a self-pay discounted rate with a 20% discount applied to balances $400 or greater.
2. Research grants: Research funding from federal sources (e.g., NIH grants to Drs. Jay Vivian and Todd Bradley), the Masonic Cancer Alliance (4 Children's Mercy investigators in 2025), Patient Care Services Research grants (4 grants totaling $19,122 in 2025), and Pediatric Pandemic Network support from HRSA/HHS.
3. Licensing royalties: Technology transfer and commercialization of internally developed therapies, including the licensing of a Parkinson's treatment to Vima Therapeutics (which dosed its first dystonia patient in Phase 2 in 2026 with VIM0423, supported by a $100M Series A).
4. Rural health transformation grants: Federal/state grant funding from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (five-year, $50 billion program). Children's Mercy received a $6.1 million Regional Partnerships Grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in 2026 as part of $79.1M awarded to 39 Kansas organizations.
5. Self-pay and prompt-pay discounts: Direct patient payments with a tiered discount (no discount under $400; 20% discount on balances $400 or greater for full payment) and Cost of Care Estimate Tool via MyChart. Financial counseling is offered for uninsured/under-insured families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Children's Mercy Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric health system that delivers inpatient, outpatient, specialty, and behavioral health care to children from newborns through adolescents across 19+ locations in Missouri and Kansas. Its service portfolio spans primary care, same-day/urgent/emergency care, telehealth, advanced therapies (cell, gene, and theranostics), and pediatric clinical research via the Children's Mercy Research Institute, all built on an Epic electronic medical record that links families (MyChart), external providers (EpicCare Link), and clinicians (Clinical Pathways, PedsGuide, Helen).

Product overview

Children's Mercy is a pediatric hospital system built around a unified care delivery platform anchored by an Epic electronic medical record. The Epic foundation powers the MyChart patient portal (now the primary patient and billing surface), EpicCare Link for external providers, and Epic-based telehealth video visits. Layered on top of this core EMR are several distinct products and sub-products: the Helen mobile app for nursing workflow automation, the PedsGuide mobile app and Clinical Pathways/ERAS Pathways for pediatric clinical decision support, the Find a Study / Find a Researcher research portal, the Genomic Answers for Kids data repository, and the Children's Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) research arm. PedsMrkt is a separate digital ecosystem connecting hospitals, startups, and investors in pediatric digital health. Advanced therapy capabilities are delivered through the Cell and Gene Therapy Program (now expanded with Basepath Health's AI-native operating platform) and the Kansas City integrated theranostics platform in partnership with University of Kansas Health System, KU Medical Center, and BAMF Health. Patient-facing access points include same-day care (Express Care, Urgent Care, Orthopedic Injury Clinic, Emergency Room), the 24/7 Nurse Advice Line, the Children's Mercy consumer app, and a network of locations across Missouri, Kansas, and beyond, including Children's Mercy on Ash Avenue (Northland).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Children's Mercy Research Institute (CMRI): Integrates research and clinical care with multidisciplinary teams; nationally recognized expertise in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health, and health care innovation.
• Genomic Answers for Kids
• PedsMrkt
• Helen App

Products and services

• Pediatric Hospital and Clinic Services Inpatient, outpatient, primary, specialty, and emergency pediatric care delivered across 19+ locations in Missouri and Kansas by 800+ pediatric specialists in 50+ specialty areas, billed to commercial insurance, Medicaid (Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas), Medicare Advantage (out-of-network), Tricare, transplant network plans, behavioral, dental, and vision plans.
• Same-Day Care (Express Care, Urgent Care, Orthopedic Injury Clinic, Emergency Department) Pediatric same-day care services offering specialty-trained pediatric providers and kid-sized equipment, with Save My Spot online check-in through MyChart and an emergency department at the Adele Hall Campus.
• Telehealth / Virtual Visits Patient-home telehealth video visits through Epic MyChart, facilitated telemedicine at regional outreach clinics, and teleradiology for pediatric patients across Kansas and Missouri.
• 24/7 Nurse Advice Line Round-the-clock pediatric nurse triage line providing advice, triage, and care navigation when a primary care provider is unavailable.
• PedsGuide Mobile App Pediatric clinical decision support app for professional health care providers and emergency personnel, covering clinical education, diagnosis and treatment algorithms, and red flags prompting specialist referral.
• Clinical Pathways and ERAS Pathways Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, care process models, and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways produced by the Office of Evidence Based Practice for use across the pediatric care continuum.
• Cell and Gene Therapy Program (with Basepath Health) Advanced pediatric cell and gene therapy program for rare genetic disorders and aggressive pediatric cancers, scaled with an AI-native operating platform to deliver treatments across pre-treatment, treatment, and post-treatment phases.
• Kansas City Integrated Theranostics Platform Vertically integrated theranostics platform combining diagnostic imaging and targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy, including pediatric services contributed by Children's Mercy, with University of Kansas Health System, KU Medical Center, and BAMF Health.
• Genomic Answers for Kids First-of-its-kind pediatric genomic data repository at the Children's Mercy Research Institute, designed to discover novel treatments for thousands of undiscovered and untreatable pediatric genetic diseases.
• Children's Mercy Research Institute (CMRI) Research arm of Children's Mercy integrating research and clinical care, with multidisciplinary programs in genomic medicine, precision therapeutics, population health, and health care innovation; includes the Genome Center, Genomic Answers for Kids, and the Biostatistics & Computational Biology Core.
• Pediatric Behavioral Health Services Pediatric psychiatric, psychological, developmental, and crisis services delivered through embedded behavioral health clinicians, dedicated behavioral health hubs, telepsychiatry, and a Partial Hospitalization Program.
• Provider Relations and EpicCare Link Referral Portal Enterprise referral and consult channel for community physicians and providers, including Provider Relations liaison outreach, EpicCare Link secure EMR access, and a dedicated consult/transport line (800 GO-MERCY).
• International Services and International Travel Medicine Clinic Coordination of cross-border pediatric specialty care, international adoption evaluations, and international travel medicine for families seeking U.S. pediatric specialty expertise.
• Critical Care Transport Service 24/7 dedicated pediatric critical care transport service covering neonates, children, and adolescents across the region, the only such program in the area.
• Philanthropy and Planned Giving Program Donation, volunteer, fundraising, planned giving, and beneficiary designation programs that fund hospital operations, research, and family support services at the 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• PedsMrkt Pediatric Digital Health Marketplace Digital ecosystem connecting hospitals, startups, and investors to accelerate pediatric digital health solutions, developed in collaboration with the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on The Playbook: Pediatric Digital Medicine.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability12 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• BAMF HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer of the Kansas City integrated theranostics platform, announced February 2026 alongside the University of Kansas Health System, KU Medical Center, and Children's Mercy. The platform combines radiopharmaceutical production, molecular imaging, radiopharmaceutical therapy, and radioligand clinical trials in a single location, serving both adult and pediatric patients.
• University of Kansas Health SystemflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Kansas City integrated theranostics platform launched in February 2026 with KU Medical Center, Children's Mercy, and BAMF Health. The platform combines diagnostic imaging and targeted therapy for cancer, centralizing research, production, and care delivery.
• University of Kansas Medical Center (KU Medical Center)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the Kansas City integrated theranostics platform launched in February 2026 alongside the University of Kansas Health System, Children's Mercy, and BAMF Health. The vertically integrated platform supports radiopharmaceutical production, molecular imaging, therapy, and clinical trials.
• Basepath HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationAI-native operating platform for advanced therapies partnered with Children's Mercy in May 2026 to scale the hospital's cell and gene therapy program fivefold over four years. The collaboration establishes a scalable model for delivering these treatments across multiple disease states and care settings.
• GE HealthCarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare Alliance partnership highlighted in GE HealthCare's October 2025 thought-leadership piece on tailored enterprise healthcare solutions, alongside Sutter Health and Hartford HealthCare. The collaboration optimizes imaging technology, improves operational efficiency, and expands patient access at Children's Mercy.
• Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborator on The Playbook: Pediatric Digital Medicine, supporting cross-industry partnerships and scaling pediatric digital health innovation. The collaboration complements Children's Mercy's PedsMrkt digital ecosystem, which has onboarded multiple startups and engaged VCs and grant funders within seven months.
• Avel eCarecoreTechnology or IntegrationTelemedicine services provider deployed via a $5 million award from the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program, through a partnership between Great Plains Health Alliance and Pioneer Health Network to deliver Avel eCare telemedicine to 31 rural Kansas hospitals.
• Vima TherapeuticscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensee of a Parkinson's treatment developed at Children's Mercy. In March 2026 Vima dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 Stride Dystonia trial of VIM0423 and extended its Series A to $100 million (Frazier Life Sciences, Atlas Venture, Access Industries, Canaan Partners) to advance a potential first-in-class oral therapy for dystonia and Parkinson's disease.
• Pediatric Pandemic NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember network (supported in part by HRSA/HHS) that coordinates, prepares, and enables high-quality, equitable, research-based pediatric care in emergencies, disasters, and pandemics.
• Epic (EpicCare Link)coreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic medical record vendor powering EpicCare Link (view-only access for approved external providers) and the MyChart patient portal used for telehealth video visits, appointment management, messaging, and billing.
• Mercy Springfield CommunitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-location partner hosting Children's Mercy pediatric services at 1235 E. Cherokee St., Springfield, MO (also co-branded as Pediatric Cardiology of Springfield).
• Stormont Vail HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-location partner hosting Children's Mercy Topeka at 909 Mulvane St., Topeka, KS, enabling pediatric specialty access in the Topeka market.
• American Hospital Association (AHA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured Children's Mercy in AHA's 'Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Care' report and Knowledge Exchange e-book on child and adolescent psychiatry, showcasing the hospital's Partial Hospitalization Program and behavioral health hubs.
• Great Plains Health Alliance and Pioneer Health NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecipient partnership awarded $5M under the Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program to deploy Avel eCare telemedicine to 31 rural Kansas hospitals, complementing broader state efforts funded through the same federal program.
• Operation BreakthroughminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity partner hosting the Children's Mercy Operation Breakthrough Clinic at 3039 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO, providing pediatric primary care to children and families served by the Operation Breakthrough early-education and family support organization.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): One of the largest and oldest pediatric academic medical centers in the U.S., consistently top-ranked by U.S. News across pediatric specialties. Directly comparable to Children's Mercy as a nonprofit, free-standing children's hospital with a research institute, large specialist base, and regional referral model.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated pediatric academic medical center and the largest pediatric research enterprise in the U.S. Comparable to Children's Mercy as a top-tier U.S. News-ranked pediatric system with extensive subspecialty depth, translational research, and a national/international referral footprint.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Nationally top-ranked nonprofit pediatric academic medical center with major research output and a Magnet-designated nursing program. Directly comparable on operating model, scale of specialist base, and integrated research-clinical structure.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Baylor College of Medicine-affiliated pediatric health system and one of the largest children's hospitals in the U.S. Comparable to Children's Mercy on scale (5,000+ employees, multiple locations), specialty breadth, and academic research integration.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large nonprofit pediatric health system formed by merger of Egleston and Scottish Rite, affiliated with Emory and Morehouse Schools of Medicine. Directly comparable as a multi-campus regional pediatric system with a research institute (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta + Emory Pediatric Research Alliance) and broad specialty depth.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): USC-affiliated nonprofit pediatric academic medical center consistently top-ranked by U.S. News. Comparable to Children's Mercy on academic affiliation, Magnet-designated nursing, Magnet-status recognition, and integrated research-clinical structure.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Ohio State University-affiliated nonprofit pediatric academic medical center and one of the largest pediatric research enterprises in the U.S. Comparable to Children's Mercy on full pediatric specialty breadth, Magnet designation, and integrated research institute model.
• St. Louis Children's Hospital: Washington University-affiliated nonprofit pediatric academic medical center in St. Louis, also serving a bi-state Midwestern catchment (Missouri and Illinois). Direct regional peer of Children's Mercy with overlapping referral geography and similar BJC/Washington University academic structure.
• Dayton Children's Hospital: Independent nonprofit pediatric hospital serving the Dayton, Ohio region and the recipient of incoming CEO Dr. Robert Steele from Children's Mercy. Directly comparable as a mid-size free-standing children's hospital pursuing mental health and specialty expansion strategies similar to Children's Mercy's.

Regional players

• Arkansas Children's Hospital: Only pediatric health system in Arkansas, affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Comparable on regional monopoly positioning, academic affiliation, and Arkansas Medicaid acceptance that overlaps with Children's Mercy's payer footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/childrensmercy
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrensmercy

Compliance8 records

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Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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