Talk:Children's Mercy Hospital

message: This paper shouldn't be deleted because the information used is cited at the bottom. This means that it isn't copyright infringement. It is information that is needed to completely understand the paper. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandaedwards (talk • contribs) 01:33, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was bold and restored this article. Bearian (talk) 02:14, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not copyright infringement 

message: Children's Mercy Hospital is now getting bigger with more then ever there are new staff new thing to help out baby's with problem. My baby sister Ana is a two year old with problem but the hospital is taking of her well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.246.77.253 (talk) 05:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  2009 

message: Some serious work needs to be done on this article. Parts of it read as an ad and other parts are written in first person. Repetitive areas, too, like the "Locations" Section and the paragraph preceding it. 99.65.117.0 (talk) 05:28, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Serious work to do 

message: I'm an intern working at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics and I'm trying to update the Wikipedia page with more accurate information. However, every time that I try, the updates are deleted by an administrator and I'm not sure why because I'm citing them properly. How can I prevent this from happening?
Mrd7b2 (talk) 17:33, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: This usually happens when you either copy stuff from elsewhere verbatim word for word, dont cite properly, or write the text like an advertisement. If the tone of your writing sounds like youre publicizing the facility, the admin will delete it. Try to write your edits in an encyclopedic way, like you would read in (for example) Encyclopedia Britannica. That usually guarantees that your edits dont get deleted.--Nightryder84 (talk) 23:12, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates Being Deleted 

message: I would like to expand upon the History section of this article to include additional information regarding the Berry Sisters. My proposed edits include the following:
===The Berry Sisters===
Katharine and Alice Berry were both widowed when they came to Kansas City from Wisconsin in 1895. They put each other through school; Katharine being the first to get her medical degree while Alice worked as a school teacher, and then Alice obtained her dentist degree—both male-only professions during the 19th century. The women were excluded from professional medical groups because of their gender, and their entrepreneurial spirit discouraged. But the two persevered and due to their widowed status, were permitted to control their own finances, which they poured into their medical work with children.Women of Vision, Beatrice Johns, ImagineInk Publishing Company, Inc., 2004
Children's Mercy Hospital was founded in 1897 when Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson, now a surgeon, and her sister Dr. Alice Berry Graham, a dentist, found a crippled, malnourished girl abandoned in the streets of Kansas City, Missouri and treated and cared for her at a rented bed in a hospital. Since no hospital in the city allowed a woman physician on the staff, the sisters continued treating patients by renting beds in a small hospital."Alice Berry Graham (1850-1913) and Katherine Berry Richardson (1858-1933)." Women in Health Sciences. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. 2004. Web. 25 Aug. 2011
The bed soon became known as the "Mercy Bed," and the need for health care for children continued to grow. By 1899, the Berry sisters had moved into their own building, naming it Free Bed Fund Association for Crippled, Deformed, and Ruptured Children.Sirrigge, Marjorie. "The Lady of Mercy." The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine. 2002. Web. The Lady of Mercy. 25 Aug. 2011. The hospital soon changed its name to Mercy Hospital before finally becoming Children's Mercy Hospital in 1904. The hospital soon changed its name to Mercy Hospital before finally becoming Children's Mercy Hospital in 1904. 
At first, the public ridiculed the sisters' work, especially the Berry sisters' ardent belief of women-only staffers. Many believed women should work in the home and not be physicians. But as the hospital progressed and showed miraculous outcomes, the ridicule lessened and public opinion soon helped the hospital strive.  
Giving all they had, the sisters bought a home in 1909 to work as a hospital, sheltering children. The sisters and few staff members begged for supplies, volunteers, and monetary support. Dr. Kate (Katharine Berry) would keep a sign near the street, letting the public know the needs of the hospital, such as the basic comforts of new sheets, pillow cases, bath towels and canned food. 
In 1915, construction on what would be the first official hospital began at Independence Avenue. The hospital flourished in its new home until 1970, when it moved to its current location on Hospital Hill.
ShawnCMH (talk) 19:16, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed change 

message: Katharine and Alice Berry were both widowed when they came to Kansas City from Wisconsin in 1895. They put each other through school; Katharine being the first to get her medical degree while Alice worked as a school teacher, and then Alice obtained her dentist degree—both male-only professions during the 19th century. The women were excluded from professional medical groups because of their gender, and their entrepreneurial spirit discouraged. But the two persevered and due to their widowed status, were permitted to control their own finances, which they poured into their medical work with children.Women of Vision, Beatrice Johns, ImagineInk Publishing Company, Inc., 2004
Children's Mercy Hospital was founded in 1897 when Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson, now a surgeon, and her sister Dr. Alice Berry Graham, a dentist, found a crippled, malnourished girl abandoned in the streets of Kansas City, Missouri and treated and cared for her at a rented bed in a hospital. Since no hospital in the city allowed a woman physician on the staff, the sisters continued treating patients by renting beds in a small hospital."Alice Berry Graham (1850-1913) and Katherine Berry Richardson (1858-1933)." Women in Health Sciences. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. 2004. Web. 25 Aug. 2011
The bed soon became known as the "Mercy Bed," and the need for health care for children continued to grow. By 1899, the Berry sisters had moved into their own building, naming it Free Bed Fund Association for Crippled, Deformed, and Ruptured Children.Sirrigge, Marjorie. "The Lady of Mercy." The Foundation for the History of Women in Medicine. 2002. Web. The Lady of Mercy. 25 Aug. 2011. The hospital soon changed its name to Mercy Hospital before finally becoming Children's Mercy Hospital in 1904. The hospital soon changed its name to Mercy Hospital before finally becoming Children's Mercy Hospital in 1904. 
At first, the public ridiculed the sisters' work, especially the Berry sisters' ardent belief of women-only staffers. Many believed women should work in the home and not be physicians. But as the hospital progressed and showed miraculous outcomes, the ridicule lessened and public opinion soon helped the hospital strive.  
Giving all they had, the sisters bought a home in 1909 to work as a hospital, sheltering children. The sisters and few staff members begged for supplies, volunteers, and monetary support. Dr. Kate (Katharine Berry) would keep a sign near the street, letting the public know the needs of the hospital, such as the basic comforts of new sheets, pillow cases, bath towels and canned food. 
In 1915, construction on what would be the first official hospital began at Independence Avenue. The hospital flourished in its new home until 1970, when it moved to its current location on Hospital Hill.
ShawnCMH (talk) 19:16, 18 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: The Berry Sisters

message: We would like to submit a change to this article's introduction to include the latest, most relevant statistics and information.
Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, is a 301-bed comprehensive pediatric medical center that integrates clinical care, research and medical education to provide care for patients ages birth to 21. The hospital's primary service area covers a 150-county area in Missouri and Kansas. Children's Mercy has received national recognition from U.S. News and World Report in nine pediatric specialties. The hospital was the first in Missouri and Kansas to receive  Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, and has been re-designated three times.http://www.childrensmercy.org/Health_Care_Professionals/Nurses/ 
Children's Mercy Hospital is the primary location for Children's Mercy Kansas City, a comprehensive pediatric health system with multiple locations in Missouri and Kansas. The not-for-profit hospital was founded in 1897 by two sisters, one a surgeon and the other a dentist, to provide care for poor and ill children. The hospital quickly grew and expanded services to all children in the region. According to the hospital's Community Benefit Report, in 2012, the hospital provided more than $130 million in uncompensated care, which includes charity care, unreimbursed Medicaid and other means-tested government programs, and subsidized health services.Community Benefit Report for 2012
ShawnCMH (talk) 18:17, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update to Article Introduction 

message: This is a request to streamline the Timeline content. While the intention is to not remove information that has been published, we would like to include the most pertinent and specific information in this section.
===Timeline===
The Significant Dates, according to the Children's Mercy Website are as follows:
* 1897: Free Bed Fund Association of Sick, Crippled, Deformed and Ruptured Children opened its doors with one bed on June 24.
* 1901: Central Governing Board of the Free Bed Fund approves the Mercy name.
* 1904: Officially called Mercy Hospital, the new hospital opens with five beds at 414 Highland Avenue. 
* 1916: The hospital moves to Independence and Woodland on November 27. 
* 1970: Hospital staff moves 39 children to the hospital's current location, 2401 Gillham Road. 
* 1995: Five-story Hall Family Outpatient Center opens 
* 1996: Seven-story Herman and Helen Sutherland Inpatient Tower open.
* 1997: Children's Mercy South opens in Overland Park, Kan. in October.
* 2000: Staff and patients move into a new patient tower, the Paul and Betty Henson Patient Tower, a complement to the Sutherland Tower. 
* 2003: Awarded Magnet designation for nursing excellence, the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas and just the third children's hospital to achieve this honor from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
* 2003: Pediatric Research Center opens on top two floors of the new Clinic and Research Building on Hospital Hill.
* 2004: Children's Mercy South opens building housing new patient unit and expanded urgent care center. 
* 2009: Bioethics Center opens.
* 2012: Children's Mercy East opens in Independence, Mo. 
* 2012: The Elizabeth Ann Hall Patient Tower opens on the Hospital Hill campus. 
* 2012: Children’s Mercy opens the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, the first facility of its kind completely integrated within a children’s hospital.
* 2013: Children’s Mercy Blue Valley opens in Overland Park, Kan., housing urgent care and sports medicine services, including a gym for sports therapy and rehabilitation.  
* 2013: Children’s Mercy Wichita, a regional referral center opens in Wichita, Kan. 
* 2013: The campus at 2401 Gillham Road in Kansas City, Mo. is renamed the Children’s Mercy Adele Hall Campus.
ShawnCMH (talk) 17:18, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed timeline update 

message: The Significant Dates, according to the Children's Mercy Website are as follows:
* 1897: Free Bed Fund Association of Sick, Crippled, Deformed and Ruptured Children opened its doors with one bed on June 24.
* 1901: Central Governing Board of the Free Bed Fund approves the Mercy name.
* 1904: Officially called Mercy Hospital, the new hospital opens with five beds at 414 Highland Avenue. 
* 1916: The hospital moves to Independence and Woodland on November 27. 
* 1970: Hospital staff moves 39 children to the hospital's current location, 2401 Gillham Road. 
* 1995: Five-story Hall Family Outpatient Center opens 
* 1996: Seven-story Herman and Helen Sutherland Inpatient Tower open.
* 1997: Children's Mercy South opens in Overland Park, Kan. in October.
* 2000: Staff and patients move into a new patient tower, the Paul and Betty Henson Patient Tower, a complement to the Sutherland Tower. 
* 2003: Awarded Magnet designation for nursing excellence, the first hospital in Missouri or Kansas and just the third children's hospital to achieve this honor from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
* 2003: Pediatric Research Center opens on top two floors of the new Clinic and Research Building on Hospital Hill.
* 2004: Children's Mercy South opens building housing new patient unit and expanded urgent care center. 
* 2009: Bioethics Center opens.
* 2012: Children's Mercy East opens in Independence, Mo. 
* 2012: The Elizabeth Ann Hall Patient Tower opens on the Hospital Hill campus. 
* 2012: Children’s Mercy opens the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine, the first facility of its kind completely integrated within a children’s hospital.
* 2013: Children’s Mercy Blue Valley opens in Overland Park, Kan., housing urgent care and sports medicine services, including a gym for sports therapy and rehabilitation.  
* 2013: Children’s Mercy Wichita, a regional referral center opens in Wichita, Kan. 
* 2013: The campus at 2401 Gillham Road in Kansas City, Mo. is renamed the Children’s Mercy Adele Hall Campus.
ShawnCMH (talk) 17:18, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Timeline

message: Hi Shawn,
Would it not be better to undelete the rankings and performance metrics? I know you still mention them in other parts of the article, but most large developed hospital articles have a section devoted just to their rankings (e.g. 1 2 3), as do almost all university articles. For example, a #6 Nephrology ranking is so high that it deserves mention. The 9 categories US News & World Report have ranked CMH in are truly prominent. It's not easy to get on that list. Thanks. --Nightryder84 (talk) 05:48, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the feedback and suggestions re: the Rankings and Performance information. I agree with your recommendation and will re-add that content to the article. ShawnCMH (talk) 16:21, 6 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Deletes

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: We would like to add a sentence before the last sentence of the Naming Rights section providing additional information about the partnership. "The partnership focuses on strengthening the community by improving access to pediatric-trained sports medicine; protecting youth athletes and providing education to coaches and parents." http://news.childrensmercy.org/childrens-mercy-and-sporting-kansas-city-announce-youth-health-and-pediatric-sports-medicine-initiative/
Naming Rights[edit]
On November 19, 2015, Children’s Mercy announced a ten year partnership with Sporting Kansas City. The deal includes Children's Mercy getting the naming rights to the team's stadium, now named Children's Mercy Park, as well as the team's training center and the championship field and training center at Swope Soccer Village. The partnership focuses on strengthening the community by improving access to pediatric-trained sports medicine; protecting youth athletes and providing education to coaches and parents. The hospital will also open a Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at the United States Soccer Federation National Training Center, which is set to open in 2017.[20][21]
ShawnCMH (talk) 20:54, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update to Naming Rights