Stormont Vail Health and Children’s Mercy Announce New Affiliation

(Topeka, Kansas, Jan. 8, 2019) – Stormont Vail Health and Children’s Mercy Kansas City announced today their intent to affiliate, bringing advanced specialty pediatric services to Shawnee County and the surrounding areas. 

Stormont Vail Health has spent years investing in pediatric specialty services in the area through their Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Endocrinology and more. The two systems will work to collaborate, building upon the current services that Stormont Vail Health provides to patients today, and expanding to include on-site and telemedicine services from Children’s Mercy.

Children’s Mercy has been serving patients in Kansas and Missouri for more than 100 years. US News & World Report has named them one of the best children’s hospitals in America, ranking in all 10 pediatric specialties for five consecutive years.

“Stormont Vail Health has a great foundation when it comes to the investments we have made in pediatric specialty care,” said Robert Kenagy, M.D., CEO and president, Stormont Vail Health. “While recognizing these investments, we know that by partnering with a system like Children’s Mercy we will be able to further advance specialty care, close to home.”

In 2019, Stormont Vail Health partnered with Children’s Mercy to provide a pediatric cardiologist at the Cotton O’Neil Heart Center. They also provide teleconsulting services and backup pediatric oncology and pediatric ophthalmology services. 

“We are excited to work with Stormont Vail to bring the highest level of pediatric care to the children of this region,” said Paul Kempinski, MS, FACHE, president and CEO of Children’s Mercy. “Our two health systems share a common commitment to put patients and families first and, through this new affiliation, we will work to continue to deliver on that promise.”