Asthma

Leaders in Care & Research for Asthma in Children

Asthma is a disease that makes breathing difficult when parts of the airway become swollen, inflamed and clogged. At Nemours, our pediatric specialists are recognized all over the world for our expertise in children’s asthma. Through studies and clinical trials, we’re always looking for new ways to improve treatment and offer care backed by the latest research for asthma in children. As our specialists see thousands of kids with asthma each year, our goal is to help both you and your child successfully manage the disease and avoid asthma emergencies.

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Services We Offer

At Nemours, we personalize our asthma care based on each child’s specific needs. We know that every child’s asthma is different. Depending on what might be causing your child’s asthma, your doctor may refer you to a pulmonologist or an allergist. Pediatric pulmonologists are doctors who treat children with diseases of the lungs and airways like asthma. Pediatric allergists also diagnose and treat kids’ asthma, as well as all types of allergies and problems with the immune system.

We offer the latest in diagnostic testing and treatments — a full range of comprehensive allergy and asthma testing services. Our services may vary depending upon the condition, location and doctor you see:

allergy testing (to see if allergies may be triggering or making your child’s asthma worse)
asthma education with a certified asthma educator and/or respiratory therapist (to help kids and families understand how asthma affects the body, how to keep symptoms under control, and how to manage triggers and symptoms)
clinical trials for eligible patients (to research potential new treatments)
consultations with other specialists as needed (to address any other medical conditions that may be contributing to your child’s asthma)
customized, detailed asthma action plan (to help manage asthma, and prevent or reduce flare-ups and hospital visits)
diagnostics and follow-up care (to properly diagnose and treat kids)
discharge process that brings all members of the care team together (to focus on family education and seamless follow-up with primary care and specialty providers after a hospitalization)
pulmonary (lung) function testing and chest X-rays (to see how well the lungs are working)

Why Choose Us

As innovators in asthma care and research for asthma in children, Nemours helped set the standards for the nationally recommended medication guidelines for treatment of acute asthma (also known as “asthma flare-ups” or “asthma attacks”).

We also know that asthma is the No. 1 reason why kids miss school and visit hospital emergency departments each year. That’s why our board-certified physicians, advanced practice nurses and respiratory therapists spend so much time teaching families about asthma and how best to manage it. We want kids to stay out of the hospital and be as healthy as possible. And, thanks to our award-winning electronic health record (EHR), you and all of your Nemours caregivers will have real-time access to information about your child’s asthma plan and care.

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Regional Asthma Highlights

Services, programs and care teams differ at each location. Call for details.

Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia

We offer comprehensive care for asthma in children at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, Del.) and select satellite Nemours duPont Pediatrics locations.

seamless, coordinated care with on-site doctors in more than 30 pediatric specialties at duPont Hospital
Nemours asthma expertise in multiple locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for added convenience
Web-based electronic medical records system accessible to Delaware school nurses, who (with your permission) can see your child’s plan of care and information about almost every visit to Nemours locations in Delaware — to help keep your child with asthma healthier and safer while they're in school

Central Florida

We offer expert, ongoing care for children with asthma in Central Florida, where asthma rates are higher than the national average. We provide comprehensive asthma care in children at Nemours Children’s Hospital (Orlando) and select satellite Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.

Center for Asthma Research & Treatment (CART) — the only pediatric program in Central Florida linked to the two largest asthma networks in the country, Asthma Net and the American Lung Association. Learn More About CART »
specialized, tailored pediatric asthma program built with other specialties (including the Severe Pediatric Asthma Clinic)
cardiopulmonary exercise physiology laboratory (to measure how your child’s lungs work while exercising)
partners with the American Lung Association and Health Department of Orange County on home environment assessments for kids with asthma (to identify and help prevent possible asthma triggers to avoid asthma attacks)
comprehensive care team from the Division of Allergy & Immunology and Division of Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine
aerosol laboratory — nationally recognized for helping determine the right amount and size of particles needed for medicines to be absorbed in kids’ lungs
active in asthma medical education, training students from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Florida State University (FSU) schools of medicine

Northeast Florida

We offer comprehensive care for asthma in children at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville and select satellite Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.

American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Center (ACRC) based at the Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville/University of Florida Consortium
Wolfson’s asthma program, the Community Asthma Partnership at Wolfson, directed by Nemours pulmonologists. We also work with other area hospitals to develop a standard asthma treatment plan for hospitalized children.
multiple pulmonologists selected as some of the Best Doctors in America®
high-risk asthma program
pulmonary (lung) function laboratory
cardiopulmonary exercise physiology laboratory (to measure how your child’s lungs work while exercising)

Northwest Florida

We offer comprehensive care for asthma in children at Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Pensacola and select satellite Nemours Children’s Specialty Care locations.