About Us - Boys Town National Research Hospital

Boys Town National Research Hospital is internationally recognized for the study and treatment of childhood deafness and related communication disorders.

Boys Town National Research Hospital, with two locations in Omaha, Nebraska at 555 N. 30th St. and 14000 Boys Town Hospital Road in the historic Village of Boys Town, provides nationally-oriented clinical and surgical services. Research programs focus on childhood deafness, visual impairment and related communication disorders.

Accredited by the The Joint Commission, Boys Town National Research Hospital is dedicated to improving the lives of children and their families through education and technology.

Clinical Care Services
Patients receive the highest quality clinical care through the Hospital’s outpatient clinics, including:

Surgery Services – The Hospital offers all private rooms at both hospital locations.

Boys Town Ear, Nose & Throat Institute - Offering ear, nose and throat diagnosis and treatment, and audiology assessment and treatment at three Omaha locations.

Center for Childhood Deafness, Language & Learning - Offering family-oriented programs that offer professional training and research to address childhood deafness, language and learning.

Boys Town Pediatrics, in partnership with Alegent Health - Offering general pediatric care from 26 Board Certified pediatricians in ten Omaha area clinics.
Pediatric Gastroentorology - offers medical care, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, biliary tract and pancreas.

Patient Oriented Research
Boys Town researchers are making important contributions to understanding hearing, vision, speech and language disorders through three broad areas of research, including:

Neurobiological Studies of Hearing - Studies in this area are essential for the development of diagnostic and treatment options for hearing and speech problems.

Studies of Hereditary Communication Disorders - Studies in this area offer new hope for children with genetic hearing and vision loss.

Clinical and Behavior Studies of Human Communication - Research in this area focuses on identifying hearing loss early in a child’s life to optimize the benefit of amplification or cochlear implantation.

Lied Learning and Technology Center for Childhood Deafness and Vision Disorders
At the heart of Boys Town National Research Hospital’s work is the belief that children who are deaf or hard of hearing, visually impaired or have related communication disorders can become literate, productive members of society. The Lied Learning and Technology Center for Childhood Deafness and Vision Disorders strengthens the Hospital’s ability to help children succeed through the development of new technologies, exploration of new research frontiers and distance learning programs for families and professionals.

The new center offers specially designed facilities for the following:

Model Early Childhood Education Center – State-of-the-art teaching facilities for demonstrating to early childhood intervention specialists the most effective methods for working with parents, infants and young children with hearing loss and vision disorders.

Cochlear Implant Clinic and Research Center – Clinical and laboratory facilities for developing rehabilitation strategies for infants and children with cochlear implants.

Educational Media Production Facility – Multi-media production studios for the creation of image and video materials in support of the distribution of research and clinical knowledge to parents and professionals.

Distance Learning and Family Outreach Center – Conference/education facilities to provide interactive and remote video-conferencing for professional collaboration and distance learning, and education and support for families.

Hearing and Vision Rehabilitation Laboratories – Laboratories to study hearing and vision development in infants and young children.

Behavioral Health Services
Boys Town Health Care provides service for troubled youth in need of varying levels of care ranging from the least restrictive to secure, including:

Outpatient Counseling - Counseling for youth living with parents or guardians who are experiencing behavior problems and/or problems functioning within the family, at school, or in the community.

Specialized Treatment Group Homes – Specialized Treatment Group Homes provide medically directed, secure and effective treatment within a family-oriented environment for youth ages 10-18 with psychiatric disorders.

Intensive Residential Treatment Center – Intensive Residential Treatment Center helps troubled youth ages 7-18 with psychiatric disorders. As an intensive treatment center, it is specifically designed to offer medically directed care for more seriously troubled youth who require supervision, safety and therapy but do not require inpatient psychiatric care.

If you need additional information regarding admission to any of the Boys Town Behavioral Health Programs, please contact the Behavioral Health Access Director at 402-498-6391 or 1-800-989-0000.

Boys Town Institute for Child Health Improvement
The Boys Town Institute for Child Health Improvement develops and evaluate improved models of coordinated care and treatment for children with complex medical and behavioral health needs. The new models are disseminated to primary healthcare providers.

The institute includes ambulatory clinics and facilities for health systems research.

International Adoption Clinic – The Boys Town International Adoption Clinic provides a unique resource for families who adopt children from foreign countries.