Safe Havens for Abandoned Newborns | Children's Mercy - Center for Healthy Lifestyles & Nutrition
Missouri Locations: This hospital is a safe haven for persons wishing to surrender physical custody of their infant. A parent or other person having lawful custody of an infant less than 45 days old may leave the infant in the hands of staff. Kansas Locations: This hospital is a safe haven for persons wishing to surrender physical custody of their infant. A parent or other person having lawful custody of an infant less than 60 days old may leave the infant in the hands of staff.
Categories
Last assured
09/03/2024
Physical Address
610 E 22nd St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Hours
M-F 8am-5pm
Voice
Website
Application process
Visit hospital and leave child with an employee (must leave with a person, not outside)
Fee
None
Eligibility
Any person having lawful custody of a child less than 45 days old in Missouri and less than 60 days old in Kansas.
Languages
Interpreters available
Service area
KS MO
Agency info
CHILDRENS MERCY KANSAS CITY
Children's Mercy Kansas City is a pediatric health system with a 338-bed hospital in Kansas City, MO, a 52-bed hospital in Overland Park, KS, and 13 clinics throughout MO and KS. They have more than 50 pediatric specialty clinics and are ranked in US News and World Report in nine specialties including cardiology, diabetes, gastroenterology, nephrology, neonatalogy, neurosurgery, and more.