Asthma Center of Excellence

The Asthma Center of Excellence at Children’s Nebraska is committed to delivering exceptional pediatric asthma care, across a continuum of healthcare settings, through innovation, advocacy, education, and research.

Our multidisciplinary team of specialists has the knowledge and skills to treat all types of asthma and other co-existing conditions that can mimic or worsen asthma.

What Sets Children’s Apart?

Our Asthma Center of Excellence provides expert services and support to children by:

• Offering educational materials and individualized Asthma Action Plans to keep families and caregivers informed and prepared for a child’s asthma.
• Using a multidisciplinary approach to address the needs of all types of asthma. The Asthma Center of Excellence includes allergists, pulmonologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, case managers, social workers, dietitians, and certified asthma educators. Through the multidisciplinary approach, Children’s can address asthma symptoms and triggers as well as how asthma impacts a child’s life in order to improve their well-being and mental health.
• Hosting an Advanced Asthma Clinic once per month in the Specialty Pediatric Center (SPC) at Children’s Nebraska for high-risk asthma patients. Patients are referred to the clinic by their established Children’s Pulmonology or Allergy provider.

Our Providers

Locations

• Council Bluffs

  Council Bluffs

  1022 Woodbury Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

• Creighton

  Creighton

  2412 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE

• Lincoln

  Lincoln

  2121 S 56th Street, Lincoln, NE 68506

• Omaha-Specialty Pediatric Center

  Omaha-Specialty Pediatric Center

  111 N. 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68114

• Omaha-Spring Valley

  Omaha-Spring Valley

  4104 S 59th Street, Omaha, NE 68117

• Sioux City

  Sioux City

  5500 Sergeant Road, Suite 100, Sioux City, IA 51106

Asthma Resources

Asthma is a disease of the lungs that causes swelling of the airway and increased mucous, making it hard to breathe. Asthma symptoms include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, retractions (chest sinking in and ribs showing), and/or a tight feeling in the chest.

Symptoms may occur or be worse at night or early morning and every symptom should be taken seriously. Your Children’s provider will work with you to determine the triggers for your child’s asthma and the best medications to manage it.

Our providers are asthma specialists that will work with you and your child to find the right combination of medicines to control their asthma. To ensure the medication(s) get deep into your child’s lungs, proper use is important. See the below video demonstrations on commonly used asthma inhaler devices and techniques for their proper use:

How to Use a Respimat Inhaler
How to Use a DISKUS Inhaler
How to Use an Ellipta Device
How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) with Valved Holding Chamber (VHC)
How to Use a Respiclick Inhaler
How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) with Valved Holding Chamber (VHC)
How to Use a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI) Using Valved Holding Chamber (VHC) with a Mask
How to Use a Nebulizer

For additional resources about managing and treating your child’s asthma visit:

• Allergy & Asthma Network
• American Lung Association (ALA)
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Asthma
• Nebraska Asthma Coalition (NAC) Link

What To Do Next

For Patients

Make An Appointment

To make an appointment, call 402-955-5570.

For Referring Providers

The Physicians’ Priority Line is your 24-hour link to pediatric specialists at Children’s for emergency and urgent consults, physician-to-physician consults, admissions, and transport services. Call 855-850-KIDS (5437).

Learn more about referring patients.