Omaha’s Superhero Window Washers Are Fighting Streaks, Not Supervillains

Patients at Children’s Nebraska, the children’s hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, were surprised by window washers dressed as superheroes, according to a 45-second video ABC News and Good Morning America published on Nov. 11, 2026. ABC described the visit as part of a special tradition.¹ Earlier local reports show costumed crews have visited the hospital for years.²⁴

A tradition going back years

In December 2024, patients at the same hospital were surprised when a crew of superheroes scaled the building while washing its windows. The 40-strong window-washing team from Fisher Building Services volunteered to do the job in costume.² Fisher is a family-owned Omaha window-washing company founded in 1988.⁶

Fisher crews had made the trip before. The Omaha World-Herald reported an earlier visit, back when the hospital was still called Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, with one window washer dressed as Captain America and another as Robin.³

In August 2018, FOX 42 KPTM reported that Batman helped clean the hospital’s windows.⁴ Batman spends a lot of his time on the outside of tall buildings anyway. This time he had a respectable reason to be there.

A KCRA report on one of these visits described window washers dressed as Batman, Thor, Captain America and others greeting patients and posing for pictures with them from outside their windows.⁵

What it means for kids in the hospital

During the 2018 visit, one patient’s mother told FOX 42 KPTM that the hospital often has little activities and surprises like this for her son.⁴

“Anything that can kind of help take his mind off things I think is really good,” said Elayne Woods, speaking to FOX 42 KPTM in 2018.⁴