Bass Center Stays Busy and Focused During the Pandemic
Hayden, age 7, gives a wry smile as he snuggles against his mom, Sarah, and makes his stuffed dinosaurs perform tumbling tricks on her body. One lands a flip on her head. Another somersaults down her...
It was 6 a.m. when Hai Chang and Phung Ly received the call that they will never forget. “They said, ‘You need to come to the hospital as soon as possible but drive safely’,” recalls Hai. One day...
The outbreak of COVID-19 this spring brought challenges and uncertainty to our world. We are proud to share how Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford quickly ramped up frontline efforts to care...
Lynn Nichols and Jodi MouratisWednesday, July 8, 2020
Small but Mighty
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...
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...
Cynthia J. Brandt, PhD, President and CEOMonday, June 15, 2020
Safely Reopening our Community, Economy, and Schools
Last week, we hosted an online panel with experts from Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital on Safely Reopening Our Community, Economy, and Schools. Mary Leonard, MD, chair of...
Cynthia J. Brandt, PhD, President and CEOWednesday, May 6, 2020
COVID-19 Panel with Packard experts: Impact on Children, Families, and Community
Yesterday, Mary Leonard, MD, MSCE, Packard Children's chair of pediatrics hosted a virtual panel with our hospital's experts, highlighting our local and national response to COVID-19. Yvonne (Bonnie...
Cynthia J. Brandt, PhD, President and CEOFriday, April 10, 2020
A Message From Our CEO About COVID-19
Dear friends, Our Packard Children's team is on the front lines, fighting for the health of our community during the COVID-19 crisis. From the caregivers stepping up to this new challenge, medical...
In April 2010, Mason was rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford at just 7 weeks old. He was born with a life-threatening, rare liver disease...
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...