5. The Highest Level of
Care for Kids
• 40+ pediatric specialty areas
• Highest level pediatric
trauma center
• Highest level of neonatal
intensive care unit
• Ranked among the best
children’s hospitals in the
country by US News
• Honored by the Magnet®
Recognition Program for
excellence in nursing
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6. Experts in Pediatric Care
• Nearly 7,000 employees
• 700+ pediatric specialists
• 2,200 nurses
• 1,000+ allied health
professionals
• Nearly 1,000 volunteers
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Social media: So what?
Among global
journalists surveyed:
• 89% said they
turn to blogs for
story research
• 65% to social
media sites like
Facebook and
LinkedIn
• 52% to Twitter
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Why does social matter?
• Reputation
• Referrals
• Recruitment
• Resource
Development
• Locally, we want parents to know
their kids are in good hands.
• Regionally, we want physicians to
be confident in their decisions.
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Why does social matter?
• Reputation
• Referrals
• Recruitment
• Resource
Development
• Locally, we want parents to know
their kids are in good hands.
• Regionally, we want physicians to
be confident in their decisions.
• Nationally, we want top doctors to
see CMH & KC as a destination
for their career and innovative care.
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Why does social matter?
• Reputation
• Referrals
• Recruitment
• Resource
Development
• Locally, we want parents to know
their kids are in good hands.
• Regionally, we want physicians to
be confident in their decisions.
• Nationally, we want top doctors to
see CMH & KC as a destination
for their career and innovative care.
• Overall, we need to educate people
that we’re a nonprofit and that
their donations make a difference.
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Even Doctors Are Doing it!
Online Accomplishments
– 28k followers & issues 2-3 tweets/RTs per day
– 500+ global connections
– SeattleMamaDoc bi-weekly blogger
– Participates in #hcsm
– Featured in Seattle Children’s YouTube videos
Results of Online Influence
– Monthly medical contributor to local and national media
– Speaker at regional event
Dr. Wendy Swanson
Primary Care Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital
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Even Doctors Are Doing It!
Online Accomplishments
– 12k followers & issues 5+ tweets/RTs per day
– 300+ global connections
– Ranked on vitals.com
– Featured in Pediatric Associates YouTube videos
– Frequent blogger on KCKidsDoc.com
Results of Online Influence
– Contributes regularly to blogs
– Featured in top-tier news about communicating via social media
Dr. Natasha Burgert
General Pediatrician, Pediatric Associates in Kansas City
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12 Steps on Twitter:
Newbie to New Account
• Gauge Interest
• Ride Shotgun
• Find Friendlies
• Lurk & Listen
• Crash a Chat
• Take the Wheel
• Craft Sample Copy
• Post on Primary
• Measure Traction
• Time to Launch!
• Cohosted Chat
• Flying Solo
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Things To Remember
For the Experts:
• Keep it Authentic
• Share Personality
• It's a Conversation
• Be Confident
• Have Fun!
For PR folks:
• Play to Strengths
• Recognize Their Work
• Make It Easy to Share
• Spoonfed Social
• Have Fun!
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Building a Content Calendar
The original plan:
6 episodes, 6 weeks
How to sustain interest?
• Coming Soon
• ICYMI recap
• Teaser images
• Web extras
6 Episodes, 13 Webisodes
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Building a Content Calendar
The original plan:
6 episodes, 6 weeks
How to sustain interest?
• Coming Soon
• ICYMI recap
• Teaser images
• Web extras
6 Episodes, 13 Webisodes
The reality:
6 episodes, 6 days
How to condense it all?
Sign in our lobby says it all: “The children of Missouri and Kansas welcome you to THEIR hospital.” Everything we do is for kids … and we do a lot.
Size matters …
Comprehensive medical center … we can do it all
Volume is an asset … “practice makes perfect.”
-- A high concentration of extraordinary and complex cases … conditions that are unfamiliar to others are familiar to us … the extraordinary is ordinary.
We produce results others cannot. They cannot produce the results because they do not have the resources we have:
-- A large complement of pediatric subspecialists who draw on the expertise of colleagues
-- Facilities and technologies that are right-sized for patients
--A volume so we can maintain inventories of technologies that would be too costly in other places
With the opening of the Elizabeth Ann Hall Patient Tower, we now have 301 licensed beds at Children’s Mercy Hospital and 53 at Children’s Mercy South.
We have specialists representing more than 40 board specialties on our medical staff
We operate the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and Emergency Department in between St. Louis and Denver
Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care and advanced services such as ECMO and nitric oxide, and is the only Level IV nursery in the region
Consistently ranked among the Best Children’s Hospital by US News
A depth of psycho-social services that help reduce the cost of encounters through special distraction techniques and improve quality by engaging the parents as an integral part of the care team. Built with children and families in mind … helps reduce stress.
We have received Magnet designation three consecutive times. Magnet designation is achieved by only seven percent of hospitals nationwide. Denotes nursing excellence, but it also considers the culture of quality throughout the organization.
Our Fetal Health Center has a full complement of perinatal services, including delivery room services – very rare among children’s hospitals.
One of our surgeons was on hand during the first-ever pediatric open heart surgeries and we have been pioneers every since, including in Minimally Invasive Surgery. Our doctors have been authors and editors of one of the two most widely used books on pediatric surgeries for decades.
5,900 FTEs (6,800 total employees) -- 5th largest employer in KC
400 + employed medical staff -- one of the larger pediatric faculties in the U.S.
More than 700 medical staff members (includes community physicians with privileges)
A training center for pediatric doctors. This requires us to always be on the cutting edge offering the latest, most up-to-date education for the students, residents and fellows.
Allied Health Professionals include Lab, Pharmacy, Radiology, PT/OT, Child Life, Social work, Respiratory Therapy, and Bio-Med staff.
One of the largest Child Life staffs -- 50 members – Very much a passion of our CEO
Child Life is the department that helps make the hospital more comfortable, easier to understand for patients and families.
-- Tries to reduce the stress and worry that may come with being in the hospital or from being ill.
-- Helps children deal with their feelings, thoughts, and questions.
-- Helps children learn and grow while still in the hospital.
Nearly 1,000 volunteers … an example of the abundant community support we receive … and our need for volunteers continues to grow with opportunities to play games with kids, help in our new Chapel and others.