Springfield Daily Citizen: Children's Mercy highlights first specialties, acquires cardiology unit
By Ryan Collins
Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), as part of its ongoing pediatric collaboration effort with Mercy Springfield Communities, narrowed down the first two specialties it aims to bring to southwest Missouri.
The Kansas City-based hospital system recently acquired a Springfield pediatric cardiology practice after its parent company decided to divest clinics across the country, said Dr. Rob Steele, executive vice president and chief strategy and innovation officer at CMKC.
“We knew that this community cannot lose pediatric specialists,” Steele said at the Discover Children’s Mercy Showcase: Springfield, held at the White River Conference Center July 10. “You just can’t do that. Otherwise, you’d have even more children leaving the community.”
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