Boys Town Natl Research Hosp

Details

Name :

Boys Town Natl Research Hosp

Address  :

555 North 30th Street

Town  :

Omaha

State  :

Nebraska

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

68131

Phone  :

402 498 6511

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • ENT
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Pulmonology
Facilities

Description

About Us
Since the opening of Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1977 the hospital has been internationally recognized as a leader in clinical and research programs focusing on childhood deafness visual impairment and related communication disorders We have developed national medical programs that are now instituted in hospitals and clinics across the country

Today the hospital offers a broad range of clinical services including ear nose and throat services at the Boys Town Ear Nose and Throat Institute general pediatric care with Boys Town Pediatrics and orthopaedic internal medicine pediatric gastroenterology allergy asthma pediatric pulmonology behavioral health audiological and ophthalmologic care

Under the direction of Patrick E Brookhouser MD the hospital has expanded to offer surgical and clinical services at two Omaha locations 555 North 30th Street in Omaha and 14000 Boys Town Hospital Road on the campus of Boys Town Nebraska

Boys Town National Research Hospital has assembled national leaders in research who are making important contributions in the areas of genetics hearing language vision and speech disorders Applying these findings with new technologies distance learning and the exploration of new research frontiers the opportunities for new medical diagnoses evaluation and treatment discoveries are endless

Mission
Changing the way America cares for children families and communities by providing and promoting an integrated continuum of care that instills Boys Town values to strengthen body mind and spirit
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