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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.
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.
Getting Back on Track: The Importance of Immunizations
For children with chronic illness, missing regular wellness visits can negatively impact health well into adulthood.
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.
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 »
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.
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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 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.
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 »
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 »
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 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.
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.
Heart Patients Bond Over Their Life-Saving Devices
Treating pediatric ICD patients and their parents through family-centered care.
