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    Pinwheels at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, CA for Donate Life Month 2025 Play

    April 10, 2025 | Elizabeth Valente

    Pinwheels of Hope: Celebrating National Donate Life Month at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

    Gerri James, RN, Kidney Transplant Program Manager at Stanford Children’s Health with Everett planting pinwheels – representing a life-saving transplant.

    Abanti Chaudhuri, MD, and Sara Kibrom, MD, pediatric nephrologists specializing in diagnosing and treating kidney diseases, from the Pediatric Hypertension Program Play

    March 27, 2025 | Elizabeth Valente

    Insights Into Pediatric Hypertension and Kidney Health: Celebrating National Kidney Awareness Month

    Abanti Chaudhuri, MD, and Sara Kibrom, MD, pediatric nephrologists specializing in diagnosing and treating kidney diseases, from the Pediatric Hypertension Program.

    The Axe and Blaise Wanstrath Neonatal Intensive Care Unit features 14 new rooms — including beds that can accommodate newborn twins. Play

    March 5, 2025 | Elizabeth Valente

    A Leap Forward in Neonatal Care: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Expands NICU

    The Axe and Blaise Wanstrath Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is equipped to benefit patients, families, and staff.

    Deadpool, Frozone, Robin, and Miles Morales (aka Spider-Man) bringing delight to patients and staff at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Play

    March 4, 2025 | Elizabeth Valente

    Heroic Window Washers Brighten Hospital Day

    Deadpool, Frozone, Robin, and Miles Morales (aka Spider-Man) bringing delight to patients and staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

    Baby Rania Zhang NY baby at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford Play

    January 1, 2025 | Elizabeth Valente

    New Year, New Life: Welcoming Stanford Medicine Children’s Health First Baby of 2025!

    A joyous start to the New Year as Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford celebrates the birth of Rania Zhang.

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    December 24, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Santa Claus Soars Into Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, Spreading Holiday Cheer

    Santa Claus makes a special visit to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford just before his global journey.

    Football player Christian McCaffrey with a young fan and his dad. Play

    December 23, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Christian McCaffrey Brightens the Holidays for Young Patients at Packard Children’s Hospital

    San Francisco 49ers football player Christian McCaffrey spent quality time with the young patients, offering gifts, hugs, and creating cherished memories.

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    September 15, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    A Thousand Cranes of Hope: NICU Nurses Unite for a Symbolic Project

    September is NICU Awareness Month At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, an inspiring project has taken… Read more »

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    August 19, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente, Corey Binns

    Stanford Children’s Eases Needle Jabs With the Buddy Guard Device

    The Buddy Guard device was created by the Stanford Medicine CHARIOT program aimed to lessen the fear of needles.

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    July 31, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Stanford Children’s Care Teams Invited to 49ers Training Camp as a Token of Gratitude

    The community event offered spectators a unique opportunity to meet the team, watch the players practice, and engage in various activities.

    Family riding bikes Play

    July 15, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Summer Smiles: Expert Tips for a Positive Summer and Stronger Families

    Experts say quality time spent together promotes children’s cognitive and social development.

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    June 5, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Stanford Children’s Expands Simulation Innovation Center to Enhance Skills, Confidence, and Teamwork

    The new Innovation Center uses advanced technology, including high-fidelity mannequins, high-resolution simulation AV, and real-life equipment, that simulate a wide range of medical conditions.

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    May 28, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Local Gardener Lifts Spirits by Grooming on the Hospital’s Animal Topiaries

    Filadelfo Bedolla, Stanford Medicine grounds horticultural tech, gives topiary giraffe a haircut.

    Stanford Children's uses sustainable artwork in the hospital to enhance the environment’s aesthetics and to promote well-being among patients, staff, and visitors. Play

    April 22, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Drawing Attention to Sustainability Through Recycled Art

    Stanford Children’s uses sustainable artwork in the hospital to enhance the environment’s aesthetics and to promote well-being among patients, staff, and visitors.

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    February 29, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Leaps for Joy as We Celebrate Leap Year Babies

    Stanford Medicine Children’s Health celebrates Leap Day babies

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    January 24, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Stanford Children’s ‘Baby Whisperer’ Celebrates 24 Years of Comforting and Supporting Infants and Their Parents

    Sue Moses is a volunteer cuddler at Stanford Children’s Health and is known to many as the ‘baby whisperer’ because of the way she is able to calm babies.

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    January 1, 2024 | Elizabeth Valente

    Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Welcomes First Baby of 2024

    Baby Garcia arrives early to celebrate the new year with parents.

    Monserrat Ruelas, shares her Christmas wish with Elfie Play

    December 18, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Santa’s Elf Brings Comfort and Cheer to Young Patients from the Heart

    One of Santa’s favorite elf received a Berlin Heart, a ventricular assist device (VAD) that acts as an external heart pump attached by tubes, which sustains a child whose heart may be too weak to work on its own. Of course, this version was shrunk down to elf size.

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    December 1, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Superheroes–Masquerading as Window Washers–Visit Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

    Window cleaners changed into their secret identities as Batman, Flash, Mr. Incredible, and Spiderman, bringing a wave of smiles and joy to the little and big heroes inside.

    Girl holding green Halloween pail to get candy Play

    October 31, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Something Wicked(ly fun) is Happening at Stanford Children’s Health

    Doctors, nurses, therapists, hospital staff and volunteers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford all went the extra mile to give patients the ‘BOOst’ they need to feel better this Halloween.

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    October 23, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente, Corey Binns

    Game On: New Video Game Takes a Shot at Soothing Vaccine Anxiety in Pediatric Patients

    Health care experts say vaccines are our superheroes when it comes to protecting people against highly contagious respiratory illnesses.

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    October 19, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    How to Talk to Your Children About the Conflict in Israel and Gaza

    Experts say it’s important to engage in conversations about the violence your child has seen or heard and how it makes them feel.

    10-year-old Mason stands on the Giants' field at AT&T Park where he catches a baseball that is tossed to him. He is a recipient of a living donor transplant. Play

    August 31, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente, Staff Writer

    Living Donor Transplant Survivor Takes Center Stage at Giants’ Donate Life Game

    10-year-old Mason is swinging for the fences and raising awareness of the importance of organ donation.

    Bedside VR Play

    August 23, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente, Corey Binns

    A School Without Limits: Young Patients Travel Far to Learn Without Leaving Their Bedside

    For some hospitalized patients, virtual reality lessons at the bedside are another educational tool to enable deeper learning and allow young students to experience the world beyond the classroom walls.

    girl walking robot dog Play

    July 28, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Robotic Puppies Bring Joy and Therapy to Patients at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

    Move over Rover, Otis-AI is taking lead. These cheery animatronic puppies strutted, fetched, and played with young patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

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    June 30, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Fireworks and Kids: Trauma Surgeon Shares Tips on How to Have Fun and Safe Summer Celebrations

    Approximately 40 percent of fireworks-related injuries happen to children under the age of 14.

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    May 24, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Pediatric Trauma Surgeon Says Most Firearm Incidents Don’t Happen at School, but in the Home

    As we have all heard this year, gun violence is the leading cause of death… Read more »

    Members of the CCT team Play

    March 27, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Celebrating Women in Critical Care Transport: Caring for Patients on the Road and in the Air

    The critical care transport teams have more than 30 years of experience as mobile intensive care units at Stanford Children’s and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

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    March 1, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Teen Basketball Player Saved by CPR Highlights Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Sports

    Ryan Chian life was saved in part by teen siblings Ian and Molly Hanaray.

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    January 19, 2023 | Elizabeth Valente

    Getting Back on Track: The Importance of Immunizations

    For children with chronic illness, missing regular wellness visits can negatively impact health well into adulthood.

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    December 16, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    The Novel Idea of Reading to Infants: How an Annual Reading Program Helps NICU Babies and Caregivers

    George Rivosecchi says Stanford Medicine Children’s Health NICU Reading Program provides him and his daughter a great bonding experience.

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    November 16, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    Respiratory Syncytial Virus: What You Should Know About RSV

    Like many children’s hospitals across the country, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is experiencing an increased… Read more »

    Mom and patient posing at pumpkin patch Play

    October 13, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    Patients at Stanford Children’s Health Fall for Special Pumpkin Patch

    The annual Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford resumed outdoors in the Dunlevie Garden.

    Doctor performing a checkup on a young girl during appointment Play

    August 4, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    Getting the Best Shot Before School Starts

    Backpacks, check. School supplies, check. Lunchbox, check. Updated vaccine shots? Parents don’t forget to add a visit to your pediatrician office for back-to-school checkup and updated childhood vaccines.

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    June 18, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    CDC Approves COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Years of Age—What Parents Should Know

    With COVID cases rising, many parents are eager to vaccinate their youngest kids. Grace Lee, MD, answers frequently asked questions about vaccines for young children.

    Mom and child at egg hunt Play

    April 16, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    A Spring EGG-Stravaganza at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

    Kids celebrate spring activity outside the patient room From bubbles to ice cream to therapy… Read more »

    Mihika and Mishika Adlakha Play

    February 22, 2022 | Elizabeth Valente

    Twins Born on “Twosday” at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

    Twins Mihika and Mishika Adlakha were born on a palindrome “Twosday” – 2/22/22 at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

    Pediatric Innovation Showcase 2021 Play

    August 12, 2021 | Elizabeth Valente

    A Spotlight on Patient Empowerment and Equity at This Year’s Pediatric Innovation Showcase

    The 2021 Pediatric Innovation Showcase brought together leading innovators to discuss transformative pediatric technologies being developed at Stanford and beyond.

    Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford opening it's doors in 1991 and the exterior of the hospital in 2021. Play

    June 10, 2021 | Elizabeth Valente

    Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford Celebrates 30 Years of History

    Since 1991, the hospital and health system have logged more than 6.1 million clinic visits, 2041 solid organ transplants, and 129,574 births.

    Kids and Masks Play

    July 13, 2020 | Elizabeth Valente

    Tips on How to Get Kids to Wear Face Masks

    By now, we all know that the novel coronavirus spreads when an infected person speaks,… Read more »

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    June 23, 2020 | Elizabeth Valente

    Creative Ways We Are Supporting Hospital Patients During COVID-19

    In the age of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Stanford Medicine Children’s Health has been… Read more »

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    June 9, 2020 | Elizabeth Valente

    Physicians Explain Why It’s Safe to Take Kids to Their Wellness Checks During the Pandemic

    Stanford Medicine Children’s Health resumes care delayed by COVID-19.

    First responders thank health workers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford Play

    April 23, 2020 | Julienne Jenkins, Elizabeth Valente

    First Responders Show Their Thanks to Stanford Health Care Workers

    The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office alongside fellow public servants pay tribute to medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    March 30, 2020 | Elizabeth Valente

    Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Sees a Surge in Telehealth Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic

    Virtual visits allow patients and/or their guardians to interact and consult with their health care provider, who can review the patient’s medical information for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment, go over test results, fulfill prescriptions, and provide patient education.

    Pediatric ICD patients and their parents gain support at Connecting 2020 event Play

    March 4, 2020 | Elizabeth Valente

    Heart Patients Bond Over Their Life-Saving Devices

    Treating pediatric ICD patients and their parents through family-centered care.

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