Children's Health
Expert Care to Keep Your Child Healthy
At CoxHealth, we're here to support your child's well-being from day one. That starts with a trusted primary care provider, staying up to date on vaccinations, and making sure your child has the support they need to grow and thrive.
When specialized care is needed, families across southwest Missouri now have more options than ever—right here at home. CoxHealth is proud to partner with St. Louis Children's Hospital and WashU Medicine physicians to bring nationally recognized pediatric expertise to our region. As one of Missouri's top three maternity hospitals, CoxHealth also delivers more newborns than any other hospital in the region.
St. Louis Children's at CoxHealth
CoxHealth and St. Louis Children's Hospital, with WashU Medicine physicians, have opened the only independently licensed pediatric hospital in southwest Missouri. St. Louis Children's at CoxHealth is located on the campus of Cox Medical Center South and provides:
- A Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for newborns who need specialized support
- A pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) for children with complex or serious conditions
- Inpatient pediatric care designed for children and teens
- And more
A freestanding Specialty Care Center—offering pediatric specialty clinics, ambulatory surgery, imaging, infusion, and dedicated urgent care—is planned to open on the same campus in summer 2027.
Related Conditions
- Birth Defects in Children
- Birth Injuries
- Breathing Problems
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Common Childhood Illnesses and Concerns
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTaP)
- Failure to Thrive (FTT) in Children
- Fever in a Newborn Baby
- Gastrointestinal Problems
- Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib)
- Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) in Children
- Imperforate Anus in Children
- Internal Tibial Torsion in Children
- Kyphosis in Children
- Language Disorders in Children
- Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease in Children
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine
- Nightmares and Night Terrors
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome in Children
- Orthopedic Conditions
- Pneumococcal Infection in Children
- Problems with Latching On or Sucking
- Selective Mutism
- Separation Anxiety
- Short Bowel Syndrome in Children
- Skin Color Changes
- Speech Sound Disorders in Children
- Stuttering in Children
- Temper Tantrums
- Vision Problems in Children
Related Treatments
- Antibiotics
- Care of Children's Mouth and Teeth
- Gestational Age Assessment
- Hearing Screening Tests for Newborns
- Newborn Metabolic Screening
- Physical Exam of the Newborn
- Polio Vaccine (Inactivated Polio Vaccine; IPV)
- School-Based Occupational Therapy
- Umbilical Cord Care
CoxHealth Pediatric Specialties
- Allergy, asthma and immunology
- Audiology
- Behavioral health and child/adolescent psychology
- Cardiology
- Developmental medicine
- Dyslexia and learning
- Ear, nose and throat
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General surgery
- Neonatal medicine
- Neurology
- Nutrition outpatient services
- Orthopedics
- Pediatric critical care
- Pediatric hospital medicine
- Pediatric sedation
- Plastic surgery
- Sleep medicine
- Sports medicine
- Therapy and rehab
- Urgent care
- Urology
Children's Health Resources
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Primary Care
Your child's primary care physician is your partner in prevention, keeping your child healthy with regular check-ups and being your go-to when your child is sick, needs a specialist referral or has other medical needs.
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Programs & Resources
We offer parenting resources, our Child Life program and other programs dedicated to keeping kids happy and healthy.
Get Care Now
Get fast care for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our pediatric urgent care is staffed by board-certified pediatricians and a specially trained nursing staff. Save your spot in line before you go.