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CHI Health Center Omaha

CenturyLink Center Omaha Pink Out crowd fans

CHI Health Center Omaha hosted the 2018 NCAA Basketball Tournament

Men's Basketball

    Built for $291 million and finished in the fall of 2003, CHI Health Center Omaha is a key element in the continued renovation and
development of Omaha’s riverfront.
    The facility formerly known as Qwest Center Omaha (2003-11) and CenturyLink Center Omaha (2011-18) is located on a 421-acre site of the former Union Pacific Railroad yards, just a few blocks from Creighton’s campus, the historic Old Market and three miles from Eppley Airfield.
    In 2018, CHI Health agreed to pay $23.6 million over 20 years for the naming rights to the arena.
    Among the amenities at CHI Health Center Omaha are seven locker rooms, five dressing rooms and a media interview room. The Creighton locker room contains secure, wood-paneled lockers and is located just a short walk off the court.
    In the summer of 2023, a lighting upgrade project was completed. A $6 million Daktronics, Inc., scoreboard hangs from the arena center. The scoreboard is more than 26 feet in height and approximately 32 feet in diameter. The scoreboard was upgraded in the summer of 2013 and is one of the nation’s finest, as CHI Health Center Omaha is one of the nation’s only arenas to have 4 mm and 6 mm pixel configurations to give fans significantly better resolution.
    Twelve permanent concession stands and 20 free-standing kiosks help feed and quench thirst for crowds of up to 17,352 for basketball and 18,300 for concerts.
    CHI Health Center Omaha provides more than 194,000 square feet of exhibition space, and the exhibit hall can hold dinners for up to 15,000 people at once. Downtown Omaha’s 40-story First National Bank Tower could be laid down inside the length of the exhibit space.
    Funding for CHI Health Center Omaha came from private donations, taxes and projected revenue from the facility.
    The facility has hosted some of America’s top sporting events, including the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships (2008, 2012, 2015, 2018 and 2024), NCAA Volleyball Championships (2006, 2008, 2015, 2020 and 2022), U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021), NCAA Wrestling Finals (2010), the U.S. Figure Skating Championships (2013) as well as four title fights for boxing champion Terence Crawford.
    The facility has also hosted concerts by artists such as The Eagles, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, ZZ Top, Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Luke Bryan, Travis Scott, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Alan Jackson, U2, KISS, Jimmy Buffett and Garth Brooks.
    More than 1,700 new seats were added to the upper deck on the north side of the building during the summer of 2006, moving capacity to 17,352 for basketball.
    Located one block northwest of CHI Health Center Omaha is Charles Schwab Field Omaha, which opened in 2011 as the home of Creighton baseball and the NCAA Men’s College World Series.