Children's Nebraska

10/20/2025

Did you know car seats expire? Once they’ve been in a crash or reached their expiration date, they’re no longer safe to use — and shouldn’t end up in a landfill.

Our Injury Prevention team is making it easy to recycle! Stop by from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, outside Children’s Home Health, 3000 S. 84th St., to drop off your expired or damaged car seats.

Thanks to Nurture Omaha, you can also recycle your breast pumps.

Just pull up, pop your trunk, and our team will do the rest. It’s quick, easy and good for the planet.

10/17/2025

When a child is facing a serious injury, you want a team with the greatest expertise and resources ready to provide immediate, life-saving care. Children's Nebraska was verified this week as the state of Nebraska's first and only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons – the highest verification a hospital can receive. That means our team of experts is fully equipped to care for the most complex and critical pediatric injuries with a range of services all designed to meet the unique needs of children.

Learn more about what a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center means for children and families in our region at https://bit.ly/4ooldlN.

10/15/2025

Spirit Halloween always has Children's Nebraska patients and families in fa-BOO-lous Halloween spirits this time of year! 🎃👻 Spirit of Children's annual costume grab-and-go event and fall activities were a huge hit in our Solarium Tuesday afternoon for kids and adults alike. We are grateful for Spirit's continued support of our Child Life team, helping make the hospital experience more fun and less scary for the children and families in our care. 🧡

10/13/2025

Heart patients facing a higher risk of dangerous heart arrhythmias now have a groundbreaking protective therapy option available at Children's Nebraska – the minimally-invasive extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (EV-ICD). Matthew Sorensen, MD, an electrophysiologist from Children's Pediatric Cardiology team, received specialized training and championed bringing the first-of-its-kind EV-ICD system to Children's. Unlike traditional ICDs where leads go through blood vessels into the heart, the innovative EV-ICD has its electrical leads placed under the sternum but outside the blood vessels and heart itself, improving safety for certain patients to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.

The Criss Heart Center has adopted a hybrid approach to how EV-ICDs are implanted at Children's. The Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery team, led by division chief Ram Kumar Subramanyan, MD, PhD, collaborates with Dr. Sorensen in EV-ICD placement in the Cath Lab – combining surgical techniques to place the lead and the device in a location that will detect and correct potentially life-threatening arrhythmias.

Children’s is among the earliest adopters for EV-ICD, believed to be just the fourth pediatric center nationally to use the device and one of the few to implant one for a patient with pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Learn more about the Criss Heart Center’s care for patients and families at ChildrensNebraska.org/Heart.

10/11/2025

It's been a fun-filled at Children's Nebraska! From themed days to goodies and special activities, we've celebrated our talented, expert nursing team and the role the nursing profession plays in improving the lives of children and families across our communities.

Thank you, nurses – your excellence is felt, seen and valued daily at Children's! 💙🤍

10/10/2025

The Child Health Research Institute, a partnership between Children’s Nebraska and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, is seeking healthy children ages 0–18 to participate in an important cardiovascular study.

Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/470LiAp

10/09/2025

The Greater Omaha-Lincoln Marriott Business Council's annual online silent auction is now live, locally benefiting Children’s Nebraska and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! The auction is open until Monday, Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. CST and includes packages for fantastic deals on hotel stays around the world.

Learn more and place a bid on your next big getaway at https://mbcsupersilentauction2025.ggo.bid.

10/07/2025

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Children’s Nebraska in its 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings in the specialties of Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery. This meaningful recognition is a reflection of the life-changing specialty care our team delivers each day, our relentless pursuit of excellence and the deep compassion that guides our mission to improve the life of every child. 💙🤍

Read more at https://bit.ly/47dvzPA.

10/07/2025

Today marks the start of Pediatric Nurses Week, which honors pediatric nurses' important role in caring for children and their families. Children's Nebraska leaders kicked off the observance by rounding with a special goodie cart to recognize our skilled, compassionate nurses for their expert care and comfort.

Join us in celebrating the vital work of pediatric nurses all week long -- and thank you, nurses, for all you do! 💙🤍

10/06/2025

Since a lightning strike to the chest during a high school soccer practice more than a year ago, 15-year-old Mason's fighting spirit has powered him physically and mentally to regain strength and get back to his day-to-day life. The road to recovery hasn't been easy – but with the support of an expert, specialized care team and the pediatric Cardiac Rehab program at Children's Nebraska's Criss Heart Center, motivated young Mason is working steadily to find his way back to the pitch to pursue his playing dreams.

Watch to see Mason's perseverance in action, and read more on his inspiring journey at ChildrensNebraska.org/health-hub/masons-story.

10/06/2025

Children’s Nebraska’s Project ADAM team celebrated Heart Safe School designations last week for Norfolk Senior High School and Norfolk Junior High School. ❤️ The designations officially recognized the schools’ commitment to having automated defibrillator (AED) equipment, response training and advanced emergency preparedness procedures in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest on campus. The partnership with Norfolk Public Schools is part of a greater Heart Safe Madison County initiative, which will bring more than 70 AEDs to the county – including 30 to schools in Norfolk’s district – thanks to generous grant funding from the Acklie Charitable Foundation.

Hear more from Children’s electrophysiologist and Project ADAM medical director Matthew Sorensen, MD, in this story from News Channel Nebraska.

Inspired by Adam Lemel's tragic death from sudden cardiac arrest, project ADAM's Heart Safe program aims to equip schools with AEDs and ensure they have emergency action plans and trained teams

10/03/2025

The Greater Omaha-Lincoln Marriott Business Council will hold its annual online silent auction, locally benefiting Children’s Nebraska and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, for two weeks starting Thursday, Oct. 9. The auction will include packages for fantastic deals on hotel stays around the world. Stay tuned next week for a link to participate!