Area students love GoNoodle, an online suite of movement and mindfulness videos that activate young bodies and brains in the classroom. Children’s Nebraska has sponsored the free use of GoNoodle in Omaha area schools since 2014. During this past school year, nearly 60,000 Omaha metro students were active at school thanks to Children’s support, logging […]
Read MoreHealth News Category: SPIRA
← Back to all Health News
Anesthesia Whispers, Love Shouts: Ensuring Family Love And Reassurance Echoes In The Operating Room
“Be brave. I love you, sweet girl.” The notes are beautiful in their simplicity… “You are in great hands, baby.” …and, against the backdrop of their backstories, incredibly powerful. “You are very strong and brave, and I’ll see you in a little bit.” A 3×5 notecard + a short message in crayon + a few […]
Read MoreChildren’s Foster Care Clinic: Bridging A Gap In The Continuum of Comprehensive Care
Every year, thousands of children in Nebraska, lugging the weight of what they’ve seen and what they’ve experienced, are forced to walk through that dark tangle of statistics: More than 63 percent of children in foster care were removed from the home because of parental neglect, an all-too-often byproduct of drug use, violence in the […]
Read MoreFirst In The World For Children: Cutting-Edge Innovation Improves Cardiac Care
In less than four seconds, the massive robotic arm does a smooth 360-degree spin around the operating table, capturing precise 3D images of a baby’s heart that is the size of a walnut. This cutting-edge choreography has the power to unlock answers to some of the most complex pediatric cardiac cases, and it has made […]
Read MoreEnsuring System-Wide Quality & Safety Takes An “Army”
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. From the boardroom to the front lines, Children’s Nebraska is mindful and mobilized, commissioned to be proactive, innovative and evolutionary. The nature of the opponent — equally relentless — requires nothing less. “We work to create an environment in which potential problems are anticipated, detected early and […]
Read MoreNew Child Ambassadors Reflect National Recognition
Children’s Nebraska is pleased to introduce five new child ambassadors featured in its current advertising campaign. These patients were selected to represent Children’s five pediatric specialties in the 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders, Gastroenterology and GI Surgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. This […]
Read MoreA Different Kind Of Fight
One family's journey through cancer to Capitol Hill
Read MoreTransformation In Progress
Now more than ever, the demand for high-quality pediatric services is on the rise. In response, Children’s Nebraska is expanding — in size, scope and services — to create capacity and continue to meet the needs of children and families. Perhaps the most visible sign of this growth is the ongoing construction of the Hubbard […]
Read MoreMeaghann Shaw Weaver, M.D., M.P.H.: At the Forefront of Palliative Care – with a Thrilling Backstory
In literary circles, it is called a backstory—those defining moments in a character’s past that propel them to who and where they are today. Meaghann Shaw Weaver, M.D., division chief of Pediatric Palliative Care at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, has experienced her share of pivotal milestones over the last few decades.
Read MoreImproving Patient Engagement & Empowerment—There’s An App For That
Children’s Connect Bedside is a tool meant to engage and empower patients and families; they see the exact same information their providers are seeing.
Read More