Think of us the way you think of hugs for your kids. We're a must. From our Children's Emergency Center to our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), we're here for sniffles and stitches as well as advanced pediatric medicine. In fact, we offer central Iowa's only pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery program. So if you have kids, make sure Mercy is part of your family.

• Inpatient Care
  The experienced pediatric hospitalists at Mercy specialize in providing complete care to children, from newborns to teenagers. Our unit has private rooms for patients and their families.
  

• Child Life Specialists
  Child life specialists help children and families understand and manage challenging life events and stressful health care experiences.
• Pediatric Subspecialty Clinic
  We provide specialized health care services for children with unique needs.
• Children's Emergency Center
  At Mercy, our dedicated, 24-hour Children's Emergency Center is staffed with emergency-trained pediatricians and pediatric nurses to make emergency visits as easy as possible for children and their families.
  
• Variety Club Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  The state-of-the-art NICU at Mercy provides family-centered care for more than 600 babies each year. Iowa’s only full-time child life specialist—along with seven board-certified neonatologists and 100 specially trained nurses—provide in-house care 24 hours a day and support family members during a baby’s stay.
• Variety Club Pediatric Intensive Care Unit & Children's Heart Center
  The pediatric intensivists at Mercy provide care to children--from newborns to teenagers--in critical care situations.
  
• Mercy Pediatric Clinics
  We offer a wide range of services, including:
  
  • Sports physicals
    
  • School physicals
    
  • Well-child exams
    
  • Immunizations
• Mercy Behavioral Health
  Mercy Behavioral Health provides mental health and substance abuse services, including hospitalization, outpatient treatment, family therapy, group therapy and counseling.
• Pediatric Rehab
  Mercy Pediatric Rehab focuses on achieving the highest level of functioning for children with disabilities, offering services that include speech, occupational and/or physical skill development.