Treasures - Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Honors
Children’s Mercy people and programs continue to receive recognition for their outstanding work
at the local, state and national levels:
Children’s Mercy was named the #2 Best Place To Work
in Kansas City among large employers in a metro-wide
competition sponsored by the Kansas City Business-Journal.
Again this year, Children’s Mercy was one of fewer than 500
hospitals nationwide to receive the Organ Donation Medal
of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
And Children’s Mercy’s ECMO program received the
national Excellence in Life Support Award, presented by the
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization in recognition of the
overall excellence of the ECMO program.
Denise Bratcher, DO, Director of the Pediatric Residency
Program, was named as one of the 12 “Top Doctors”
recognized by Ingram’s Magazine this year. And 29 Children’s
Mercy physicians were included in the Kansas City’s “Super
Doctors” listing in KC Magazine.
Karen Cox, RN, PhD, Executive Vice President/Co-Chief
Operating Officer, was honored as the 2008 University of
Kansas Distinguished Nursing Alumna, the highest honor
presented by the KU Medical Center Alumni Association.
of Pediatrics District VI seat on the National Nominating
Committee; Paul Dowling, MD, Allergy/Asthma/Immunology,
has been elected to a two-year term on the board of the
Joint Council of Allergy as a representative of the program
directors; Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has named Michele
Kilo, MD, Section Chief, Developmental and Behavioral
Sciences, to serve on the Missouri Commission on Autism
and Jennifer Lowry, MD, Clinical Pharmacology and Medical
Toxicology, to serve on the state’s Advisory Committee on
Lead Poisoning; and Gregory Kearns, PharmD, PhD, Chairman
of the Department of Medical Research, received the Robert
J. DeSalvo Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University
of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy. Dr. Kearns also has been
invited to serve as a member of the World Health Organization
Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Evaluation.
Kansas City Chiefs star Tony Gonzalez, left, and "American Idol"
winner David Cook of Blue Springs gave a very special present to
Children's Mercy patients when they visited the hospital on Dec. 22
to sign autographs and take photos with the children. Twelve-yearold
Kenna Bradley gave each of them a pink "Fight Cancer" bracelet,
which the two stars proudly displayed in their photo with Kenna.
Sandra Lawrence, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial
Officer, received the “Woman on the Move” award from the
Central Exchange, recognizing a woman who is leading the way
for other women. She also received one of three Humanitarian
Awards from Kansas City Harmony.
Children’s Mercy and Kohl’s Department Stores received
the 2008 VCC Award for Innovative Nonprofit/Corporate
Partnership Programs from the Volunteer Coordinators’
Council. The “Kohl’s Cares for Kids” program raises significant
funding for Children’s Mercy each year, and the Kohl’s “A
Team” of employees provides many hours of volunteer service
at the hospital as well.
Members of our medical staff and faculty continue to be
recognized in a variety of ways as well: Sharon Wilkerson,
MD, General Pediatrics, received the 2008 “Dr. Seuss Award”
for Community Volunteer of the Year from Kansas City Reach
Out and Read; Daryl Lynch, MD, Section Chief, Adolescent
Medicine, has been elected to the American Academy
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