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Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoity To Receive Endowed Chair, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Former Children’s Mercy CEO Rand O’Donnell, PhD, and his wife, Melva, are establishing an endowed chair position that will be awarded to Ahmed Abdelmoity, MD, FAAP, Division Director of Child Neurology, Section Chief of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology. Dr. Abdelmoity will become our 31st endowed chair at Children’s Mercy.

Great Save! Old Chapel Pews Find New Homes, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Discusses the preservation of historical artifacts from Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, specifically the restoration of three chapel pews circa 1917 that have new homes in the hospital's marketing and fund-raising departments, and in the new Children's Research Institute building.

Dr. Rand O'Donnell Retires After 25 Years As Ceo, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Upon his retirement, CEO Dr. O'Donnell looked back on a transformative 25 years of Children's Mercy history and learned that 23rd Street on the hospital's Adele Hall Campus had been renamed O'Donnell way. The attached slide show remembers some moments from his time at Children's Mercy. Also attached: a news story of his retirement celebration, a picture of Rand and Melva receiving a replica street sign, and a picture of the new street sign on the Adele Hall campus of Children's Mercy Kansas City.

New President And Ceo Of Children's Mercy Named, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE, has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Mercy, effective Nov. 1, 2018.

Characteristics Of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: Current Status Of The Sharing Antimicrobial Reports For Pediatric Stewardship (Sharps) Collaborative, Chrstopher Mcpherson, Brian R. Lee, Cindy Terrill, Adam L. Hersh, Jeffrey S. Gerber, Matthew P. Kronman, Jason G. Newland

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In response to the growing epidemic of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) have been rapidly implemented in the United States (US). This study examines the prevalence of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) seven core elements of a successful ASP within a large subset of US Children’s Hospitals. In 2016, a survey was conducted of 52 pediatric hospitals assessing the presence of the seven core elements: leadership commitment, accountability, drug expertise, action, tracking, reporting, and education. Forty-nine hospitals (94%) had established ASPs and 41 hospitals (79%) included all seven core elements. Physician accountability (87%) and a …

Maximizing Health Outcomes In A Medical Home For Children With Medical Complexity: The Beacon Program., Ingrid Larson, Amber Hoffman, Michael Artman

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Inside Pediatrics Wins Emmy Award . . . Again!, Children's Mercy Hospital

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'The Heart of Children's Mercy' garners hospital's second trophy for programming excellence.

Once again, Inside Pediatrics has been recognized with a prestigious Emmy award for outstanding programming by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. At the awards event Saturday night, the fifth episode (titled “The Heart of Children’s Mercy”) of the show’s second season won for Best Public/Current/Community Affairs Program or Special.

Last year, Season 1 of Inside Pediatrics won an Emmy in the same category.

Tom Curran, Phd, Frs, Named Executive Director Of Children's Research Institute, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Tom Curran, PhD, FRS, has been named Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director of the Children’s Mercy Children’s Research Institute (CRI), effective Feb. 1 [2016]

The Children’s Research Institute at Children’s Mercy Kansas City was established last year to build on the hospital’s century-long history in pediatric research and to focus the hospital’s future research efforts in four key areas:

• Pediatric Genomic Medicine
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Health Services and Outcomes
• Health Care Delivery

Current Workforce Characteristics And Burnout In Pediatric Emergency Medicine., Marc H. Gorelick, Robert Schremmer, Holly Ruch-Ross, Carrie Radabaugh, Steven Selbst

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OBJECTIVES: Changes in health care delivery and graduate medical education have important consequences for the workforce in pediatric emergency medicine (PEM). This study compared career preparation and potential attrition of the PEM workforce with the prior assessment from 1998.

METHODS: An e-mail survey was sent to members of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on EM and to non-AAP members board certified in PEM. Information on demographics, practice characteristics and professional activities, career preparation, future plans, and burnout (using two validated screening questions) was analyzed using standard descriptive statistics.

RESULTS: Of 2,120 surveys mailed, 895 responses were received (40.8% …

Ketogenic Diet Decreases Emergency Room Visits And Hospitalizations Related To Epilepsy., Husam R. Kayyali, Anastasia Luniova, Ahmed Abdelmoity

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Background. Approximately, one-third of patients with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacological treatment which mandates extensive medical care and imposes significant economic burden on patients and their societies. This study intends to assess the impact of the treatment with ketogenic diet (KD) on reducing seizure-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations in children with refractory epilepsy. Methods. This is a retrospective review of children treated with the KD in one tertiary center. We compared a 12 months' period prior to KD with 12 months after the diet was started in regard to the number of emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, …

Reducing Overutilization Of Testing For Clostridium Difficile Infection In A Pediatric Hospital System: A Quality Improvement Initiative., J Michael Klatte, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Mary Anne Jackson, Angela Myers

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OBJECTIVES: Study objectives included addressing overuse of Clostridium difficile laboratory testing by decreasing submission rates of nondiarrheal stool specimens and specimens from children ≤12 months of age and determining resultant patient and laboratory cost savings associated with decreased testing.

METHODS: A multifaceted initiative was developed, and components included multiple provider education methods, computerized order entry modifications, and automatic declination from laboratory on testing stool specimens of nondiarrheal consistency and from children ≤12 months old. A run chart, demonstrating numbers of nondiarrheal plus infant stool specimens submitted over time, was developed to analyze the initiative's impact on clinicians' test-ordering practices. A …

Ten-Sational!, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Children’s Mercy lands top ranking in all 10 specialties from U.S. News and World Report

Association Between Hospitals Caring For A Disproportionately High Percentage Of Minority Trauma Patients And Increased Mortality: A Nationwide Analysis Of 434 Hospitals., Adil H. Haider, Sharon Ong'uti, David T. Efron, Tolulope A. Oyetunji, Marie L. Crandall, Valerie K. Scott, Elliott R. Haut, Eric B. Schneider, Neil R. Powe, Lisa A. Cooper, Edward E. Cornwell

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is an increased odds of mortality among trauma patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority patients (ie, black and Hispanic patients combined).

DESIGN: Hospitals were categorized on the basis of the percentage of minority patients admitted with trauma. The adjusted odds of in-hospital mortality were compared between hospitals with less than 25% of patients who were minorities (the reference group) and hospitals with 25% to 50% of patients who were minorities and hospitals with more than 50% of patients who were minorities. Multivariate logistic regression (with generalized linear modeling and a cluster-correlated robust …

Pediatric Safety And Quality, Susan R. Lacey, Janis B. Smith, Karen Cox

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Pediatric care is complex due to developmental and dependency issues associated with children. How these factors impact the specific processes of care is an area of science in which little is known. We are only beginning to understand the relationship between nurse staffing and adverse events in hospitalized children; effects that may be compounded by inadequate numbers of pediatric nurses. Throughout health care providing safe and high quality patient care continues to provide significant challenges. Efforts to improve the safety and quality of care are resource intensive and take continued commitment not only by those who deliver care, but …

Dr. Pettett Discovers More About Children's Mercy Founders, Gary Pettett

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Summarizes discoveries Dr. Pettett made when researching the lives of Katharine Berry Richardson and Alice Berry Graham, and refers to an article Dr. Pettett published in the Journal of the Jackson County Historical Society.

Katharine Berry Richardson Certificate Of Death, Missouri State Board Of Health

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Katharine B. Richardson, 121 Clinton Place, Kansas City MO, Sex Female, Color or Race White, Widow, Husband's Name James Richardson. Born Sept. 26, 1837 in Flat Rock, Ky. Died June 3, 1933 in the Nurses' home of Mercy Hospital. Occupation Founder of Mercy Hospital. Father's Name Stephen Berry, Mother's Maiden Name Harriet Benson. Buried June 6, 1933. Cause of Death Peritonitis (probably perforated gall bladder).

Mercy's Messenger September 1929, Katharine B. Richardson

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Mercy's Messenger was a newsletter describing the work of The Children's Mercy Hospital and soliciting donations, frequently including stories of young patients. This issue features Dr. Richardson's appeal for funding for a research laboratory to seek cures or better diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases.

The September 1929 issue is marked Vol. 1, no. 2 although many earlier issues of Mercy's Messenger exist.

Mercy's Messenger January 1917, Katharine B. Richardson

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Mercy's Messenger was a newsletter describing the work of The Children's Mercy Hospital and soliciting donations, frequently including stories of young patients. This issue features Dr. Richardson's appeal for funding for a research laboratory to seek cures or better diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases.