Why is Childrens Mercy the best place for treatment of child allergies and child asthma?
The National Allergy Bureau recognizes Children’s Mercy Hospital as a certified counting station for pollen and mold. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has selected Children’s Mercy as a site for developing asthma disease management tools. Our increasing emphasis on primary care treatment of child asthma continues to drive down inpatient stays and emergency care visits for the patient population of one local health plan. Asthma care costs have decreased by 37 percent for patients in the plan. In contrast, utilization by other asthmatic patients has increased by 4 percent and asthma care costs have decreased by 2.5 percent. What is asthma? How do I know if my child has asthma? Child asthma is a lung disease that involves the breathing tubes (airways) that allow air to go in and out of the child’s lungs. Normal airways are wide open, so air can go in and out easily. With asthma, the airways are narrow so it is harder for air to go in and out. Asthma also causes infla
