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COVID-19 Updates: Visitor Guidelines, Vaccines & More

Safety Measures at Riley Children’s Health

We are taking thoughtful steps to ensure our spaces remain safe for patients, parents and caregivers. View safety measures, mask policy and visiting guidelines.


COVID-19 Vaccines

The COVID-19 vaccine is available to anyone 5 and older. People younger than 18 must receive the Pfizer vaccine. To schedule an appointment, call 211 or visit ourshot.in.gov. Several COVID-19 vaccine locations also offer walk-in appointments. View full details.

Actualizaciones de COVID-19: Políticas para visitantes, vacunas y más

Medidas de seguridad en Riley Children's Health

Estamos adoptando medidas reflexivas para garantizar que nuestros espacios sigan siendo seguros para los pacientes, los padres y los cuidadores. Vea las medidas de seguridad, la política de uso de mascarillas y las directrices de visitas.

Vacunas contra la COVID-19

La vacuna contra la COVID-19 está disponible para cualquier persona mayor de 5 años. Las personas menores de 18 años deben recibir la vacuna de Pfizer. Para programar una cita, llame al 211 o visite la página ourshot.in.gov. Varios centros de vacunación contra la COVID-19 atienden sin cita previa. Vea todos los detalles.

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The Asthma Program at Riley at IU Health provides advanced, family-centered outpatient and inpatient care for children with asthma that helps them lead more normal, fulfilling lives.

Your child will receive a thorough evaluation from our board certified pulmonologists and allergists. They will work with you and your child's primary care doctor to develop a treatment and follow-up plan that best suits your child’s needs. By controlling and managing asthma symptoms, your child can fully participate in school, sports and all other daily physical activities.

We help you understand your child’s condition and develop treatment plans for acute attacks and long-term maintenance. Our three-step approach to asthma care includes:

1. Assessment. Our review of your child’s past and current asthma condition includes:

  • History
  • Symptoms
  • Physical exam
  • Lung function test and allergy testing (if appropriate)

2. Making an asthma plan. We work with you and your child to develop a treatment plan that includes:

  • Proper use of asthma medicines, inhalers and spacer devices
  • Providing your child the best medicines with the lowest risk of side effects
  • Learning the warning signs of asthma attacks and medicine side effects
  • Preventing frequent coughing and wheezing
  • Maintaining normal activity levels, including sports and after-school activities
  • Reducing urgent office visits and hospitalizations
  • Developing a daily treatment plan and a plan for when symptoms occur

3. Control. Well-controlled asthma means your child can participate in all physical activities and is not having asthma symptoms more than twice a week. At follow-up visits, we focus on how well your child’s asthma is controlled. If the asthma is not well-controlled, we evaluate:

  • Environmental and household triggers
  • Need for allergy skin testing
  • Related medical conditions
  • Change in medicine

As part of our Asthma Program, children who require treatment in our hospital receive care from a multidisciplinary team that includes doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, asthma educators, social workers and case managers.

Our High-Risk Asthma Care Center provides care for children with unique challenges related to asthma management. We adjust medicines as needed to quickly control asthma flare-ups. For children in our program, this intensive team approach helps lower the number of hospital visits.

Conditions & Services

Conditions Treated

Our pediatric specialists provide patient- and family-centered care for most related conditions. The links below provide more specific information about some, but not all, of the conditions that we treat.

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Services Offered

We offer a number of different Asthma services. Below are some, but not all, of the services that we provide. If you have a question about a specific service that is not listed here, please contact our program.

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Doctors and Locations

Doctors

Our pulmonary physicians provide expert family-centered care. Learn about the skills and specialties of our pediatric pulmonologists.

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    Locations

    Locations

    In addition to our primary hospital location at the Academic Health Center in Indianapolis, IN, we have convenient locations to better serve our communities throughout the state.

    Sort through 4 facilities offering Asthma Program care by entering your city or zip below.

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    Program Forms & Resources

    Program Forms & Resources

    The Asthma Program at Riley at IU Health provides the following forms for parents, healthcare providers and personnel. We have also curated relevant resources from other websites and provided links with brief descriptions of the information that is available.

    Forms

    • Relaxation Methods for Children With Asthma (Riley at IU Health) 200.298 KB

      The doctors at Riley at IU Health share ways to help your child relax during an asthma episode.

    • How to Use Asthma Medicines (Riley at IU Health) 228.249 KB

      This in-depth resource from the doctors at Riley at IU Health provides step-by-step directions for using common asthma medicines.

    • Asthma Action Plan (Riley at IU Health) 158.093 KB

      Learn what an asthma action plan is and how asthma zones relate to your child's asthma action plan.

    Related Departments

    Related Departments

    We provide multispecialty care for a number of conditions. Below are links to our related departments.

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    For Health Professionals

    The pediatric pulmonologists at Riley at IU Health work with you to provide advanced diagnosis and treatment for your patients. You can refer a patient and learn about our pulmonary research and education programs.

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    Research

    View recent Pulmonology & Respiratory Care research.

    Education

    As faculty members of the Indiana University School of Medicine, we help train the next generation of pediatric pulmonologists. Our Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship Program provides post-residency training in an atmosphere of mentorship and collaboration.

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