Comprehensive Trach Vent Clinic

The Comprehensive Trach/Vent Clinic cares for children who use a ventilator and have a tracheostomy. Our clinic specializes in ventilator and tracheostomy management and includes members of our complex care team to help treat other medical conditions.

Patients see pulmonary, ENT and complex care teams during the same appointment.

Services We Offer
Our Team
Appointments
Conditions We Treat

Services We Offer

  • Ventilator monitoring
  • Airway cultures to check for infection
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Annual flu vaccine
  • RSV vaccination (for patients who qualify)

Meet Our Team

Brooke Gustafson

Brooke R. Gustafson

Tsovinar-Sorkin

Tsovinar Sorkin

Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Professional

Haley M. Ellett

Appointments

Appointments are by physician referral and are scheduled on Mondays.

Outside providers may fax referrals to Pulmonary Medicine at (614) 722-4755. Please specify referral to Trach/Vent Clinic.

Conditions We Treat

  • Chronic respiratory failure
  • Any condition requiring continuous ventilator support

Resources

Tracheostomy Care: How to Protect a Child With a Trach Tube

This Helping Hand™ is about how to keep your child safe when they have a tracheostomy (trach) tube.

Tracheostomy: What It Is and When It Is Needed

Learn what a trachestomy is and what it is used for. 

Tracheostomy Care: How to Prevent Trach Infections

This Helping Hand™ talks about ways to help keep your child from getting infections when they have a tracheostomy (trach) tube.

Travel Bag for Trach Care

You will need a travel bag to take along every time you take your child out of the house.

Tracheostomy Skills Checklists

The Tracheostomy Skills Checklists are a systematic tool used to assess and quantify an individual’s competency in basic trach tube management. It provides a structured framework with clear descriptors, allowing assessors to rate skills consistently and objectively, making it valuable for