Baby Nataly is home for the holidays after six months in our hospital. Pablo and Damaris Sánchez found out they were having a little girl 20 weeks into their pregnancy. But the exciting news took an...

In 1991, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford opened its doors thanks to a $70 million donation from Lucile Packard, an advocate for the health of children and expectant mothers, and her...

Mark Skylar-Scott, PhD, joins BASE, Stanford’s new multidisciplinary initiative to cure congenital heart defects. It’s a futuristic 3D printing system—one of only two in the world—and it’s too heavy...

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is bursting with love this week thanks to YOU! We have recieved hundreds of messages of hope and healing and many of you donated to our Valentine's...

When Bronte Benedict was born last October, everything seemed to go as expected. She loved to be held and to go for walks in her stroller with her parents, Marvin and Amanda, near the family’s home...

Bronte is still a baby, but Packard Children’s is already planning for her family’s long-term needs. For young kids with life-threatening heart arrythmias, especially those who have experienced a...

Being in the hospital can be challenging, and during the COVID-19 pandemic Packard Children’s patient families are facing new difficulties. To adhere to social distancing practices as well as county...

When Stephanie DeHart welcomed her baby boy, Nicholas, in March 2003, she felt a mixture of joy and fear. Nicholas was diagnosed with a devastating heart condition called tetralogy of Fallot, which...

Hi, Children’s Fund donors! I’m Athena. I’m almost 16 years old, and I want to share my story of how Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford—and you—saved my life. I was born and raised here in...

Last week, our hospital was bursting with love thanks to YOU! Thank you to the hundreds of people who sent messages of hope and donated to our Valentine's fundraiser. We received more than 1,000...