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A sports medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health discusses the rise in professionalization of youth sports, risk factors for burnout and attrition, diversification, concussions, and more.
A Bay Area teen takes the national stage at the MLB-sponsored Pitch Hit & Run youth event and takes home the trophy.
A nurse at Stanford Children’s makes a lasting impact in the Latinx community, caring for children with serious heart conditions.
During Latinx/Hispanic History Month, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health celebrates the vital contributions of our Latinx health care professionals.
Bayside Medical Group – Berkeley pediatrician Katya Gerwein, MD, explains how to distinguish strep throat from other similar illnesses.
Jocelyn Garcia returns to the Nutcracker stage after dislocating her patella twice, with support from her Stanford care team.
Exploring the mysteries of childhood cancer, Lianna Marks, MD, delves into the complexities of the causes, symptoms, and future of treatment.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – a time to recognize children and survivors affected by pediatric cancer in order to raise awareness and continue the research and treatment of the disease.
10-year-old Mason is swinging for the fences and raising awareness of the importance of organ donation.
“The main difference between postpartum baby blues and postpartum depression is really a timing and intensity issue postpartum,” says Teresa Tan, MD, an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN) at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in Mountain View.
Listening without judgment, connecting patients with resources, building bridges, helping families stay strong.
A Stanford Children’s team is deploying a systematic new way for our healthcare providers to ask about and respond to needs in patients’ lives that occur outside the medical system.
Fernando Hurtado, a social work resource coordinator at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, organized a toy drive to ensure that every patient in the hospital receives a special gift this holiday season.
George Rivosecchi says Stanford Medicine Children’s Health NICU Reading Program provides him and his daughter a great bonding experience.
From giant inflatable pumpkins to balloons, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health caregivers transformed the Dawes Garden into an interactive Halloweentown to bring patients and their families a spook-tacular celebration.
Having a child in the hospital is tough on any family. But imagine if you had to navigate this in an unfamiliar culture or English wasn’t your first language.
Back-to-school season can be difficult for kids who are getting treatment in the hospital. A Bay Area foundation tries to make it easier through the power of connection.
Children and teens with ulcerative colitis have many more treatment options than a decade ago,… Read more »
A medical student at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is being heralded as a ‘great doctor’ for his unique bedside manner.
Four families share the comprehensive and personalized support provided by care network physicians.
Two of Stanford Medicine Children’s Health founding pediatricians share how the care network helps them bring the best care possible to their patients.
Family finds patient-centered care at Stanford for toddler son with Down syndrome.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has not only caused international outrage, but also stress and fear for people – including children. A Stanford Medicine Children’s Health psychiatrist provides advice on how parents can help their kids understand the difficult situation.
Learn what you can do to prevent it, and what to do once those swollen tonsils make an appearance.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Heath experts answer parents’ FAQs, including how to schedule vaccinations.
Returning to school as the pandemic stretches on may spark anxiety in young students, but there are approaches parents can use to build children’s resilience.
Dr. Anita Juvvadi outlines fun and safe activities kids and families can do this summer.
High school and college-aged teenagers learn to own their autoimmune disease.
Every child has a tummy ache now and then. When should you refer your child to a gastroenterologist?
Pediatrician Nivedita More discusses some of the myths about food allergies and some ways to help prevent food allergies in young children.
Roza received a new pair of lungs, a new heart, and a new chance at life.
Her commitment to nursing excellence, leading by example, and having a mindset of humble inquiry.
What really works for children and sleep? Dr. Joelle McConlogue reveals some tips to help children and teens get the rest they need.
Doctors discuss how to safely return to sports and caution teen athletes to go slowly to avoid overuse injuries.
Recent attacks on Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders may leave parents struggling with how to have conversations about racism with their children. Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s Mari Kurahashi, MD, offers expert advice on the subject.
As young people return to in-person learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Vicki Harrison, MSW, from the Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing offers advice to help quell students’ anxieties.
Specialized teams serve as lifeline for parents of children with medically complex needs.
Baby born with a very rare condition received expert care culminating with a heart transplant from one of the best heart teams in the country.
A multidisciplinary approach pins down the best care for a complex, rare heart condition.
An inquisitive teenager and a determined cardiologist work together to treat a rare type of pediatric arrhythmia which required a different approach.
Pediatrician Lauren Strelitz, MD, provides some advice on helping teens navigate this difficult time.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health prepared quickly for COVID-19.
Tips to Calm Common Concerns of New Moms. Learn what you do (and do not) need to worry about with your newborn.
Ivette Najm has worked as a nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford for nearly one year, so she’s well aware of the high-quality medical care that the unit provides to babies in distress.
Guidance from the CDC, local county officials and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health experts on ways to safely celebrate Halloween and Día de Los Muertos during the pandemic.
Two days a week, Stanford Medicine Children’s patients with scoliosis—most of whom are teen girls—are treated by all-women team of doctors and nurses.
Sports medicine experts at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health are working with youth teams and athletes to help them safely return to practice during the pandemic.
When the pandemic hit many activities for patients were placed off-limits. A team at Packard Children’s quickly regrouped to provide social and creative outlets for kids.
Her love for nursing, helped Anne Jackson to reach 50 years as a nurse at Stanford Medicine.
Advice on how to keep your children safe if they return to playing sports during the pandemic.
During the pandemic, the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Teen Van has provided COVID-19 testing, supplies, routine health care and telehealth visits for families in need across the Bay Area.
It takes a village to feed a community, especially during a pandemic. The need inspired those at Packard Children’s to introduce a new food support program.
These tips will help kids get back on the healthy sleep schedule they may have lost during the pandemic.
Four sets of twins are born in the span of 32 hours at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
In the age of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Stanford Medicine Children’s Health has been… Read more »
These tips will help young athletes transition back to sports safely.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in collaboration with Children’s Health Council, offers a specialized intervention program that is currently enrolling families for their summer/fall session
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health resumes care delayed by COVID-19.
A unique Stanford team helps families tackle the financial, logistical, and emotional challenges of caring for their medically complex children.
Claire has cystic fibrosis, but new treatments that attack the disease at the genetic level are helping her live a full life.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health experts offer ideas and advice for helping kids with distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, including children with special needs.
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is home to one of a small number of programs in the country that offer expert, multidisciplinary care for complex craniosynostosis patients.
Trauma expert provides advice for parents on how to keep their children safe during shelter in place.
A quick diagnosis by doctors at Pediatric Group of Monterey and LPCH lead to a complete recovery for an infant with a rare case of botulism.
Stanford researchers develop a new noninvasive blood test to help predict premature births.
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.
As COVID-19 continues to spread, Stanford Medicine Children’s experts have advice about communicating with children and reducing their anxiety.
Treating pediatric ICD patients and their parents through family-centered care.
Ring in 2017 with healthy New Years Resolutions that the whole family can do together. Tips about healthy eating habits and how to keep them all year long from our Pediatric Weight Control program which is now enrolling patients for January.
The mentoring program provides new graduate nurses with the support they need to navigate their first year and practice their leadership skills.
Doctors diagnose and repair sunken chest using Nuss procedure with 3-D imaging and ESP block for pain, minimizing exposure to radiation and recovery time.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital saves limb of teen with complex orthopedic surgery and microvascular surgery with skin, bone and vein grafts.
In light of National School Backpack Awareness Day, here are a few ways you can help your child lighten the load on his or her shoulders.
She donated the end-of-treatment bell to Packard Children’s. Seven years later, she’s working in the same unit where her daughter received care.
Caroline Okorie, MD, a pediatric sleep medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, explains what parents can do.
Back to school means back to playing sports. Here are six injury-prevention tips to help ensure that your child is ready for the season.
Mathias had bilateral cleft lip and palate when both sides of his lip from his mouth to his nose were open along with the roof of his mouth or palate.
Many young children develop a stutter as they learn to speak—as their brains are processing thousands of new words and sounds in the first few years of their lives.
Here are a few helpful reminders to keep the younger set feeling fine whether they are on a road trip or 30,000 feet in the air.
Donate Life Month: Families share the challenges and victories of awaiting organ transplant.
This year, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health plans to more than double its telehealth services—from 1,100 visits in 2018 to 2,500 visits in 2019.
As we look back at opening the new Main building, one of the spaces that… Read more »
One year ago on December 9, we moved 90 patients into our brand new Main… Read more »
Sophie’s Place Broadcast Studio is up and running at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. The… Read more »
One family’s story of spiritual care at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
New CDC guidelines on mild traumatic brain injuries help parents evaluate when to go to the ER or see a pediatrician
NBC’s “Bay Area Proud” featured Claire’s inspiring story on November 1, 2018: “Days after final… Read more »
A heart-warming reunion at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford between neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse Vilma Wong and one of her former patients has gone viral!
Patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford celebrated Superhero Day on Wednesday, August 8. The hospital’s caped crusaders created a special day for the superhero patients receiving treatment at the hospital.
Inbound college students are gearing up to head to campus this fall. In addition to… Read more »
Spiritual Care and Chaplain Services at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford offers comfort and support to families.
This week, Forbes features the evolution of pediatric care at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford’s steadfast strategic leadership.
Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants stopped by to visit with patients undergoing treatment in our Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases.
A father shares his son’s story and gratitude for the cleft and craniofacial care team.
Cassi Crouse talks music therapy and interventions used at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to support sicks kids on their road to recovery.
We here at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health would like to welcome Altos Pediatric Associates in Los Altos to our expanding network of care.
The Hospital School provides four hours of class every day for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, taught by accredited teachers.
Students from the Stanford School of Medicine bring fun-filled afternoon of literacy to patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
A spectacle of colorful lanterns, paper crafts and lion dancers delight patients and families engaging in the 2018 Chinese New Year festivities at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
Ninety-one patients were safely transferred to the new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford expansion in a carefully orchestrated move.
Programs offered by the development department promote important benefits of reading and skin-to-skin bonding in furthering development of the hospital’s most fragile babies.
How do you build the best children’s hospital? You start by asking patient families what they want it to include.
Our new Sanctuary is meant to be used by all ages and faith traditions, providing a quiet refuge for prayer, meditation, or worship, or simply a place to step away.
We are pleased to announce Peninsula Pediatric Medical Group is welcoming patients in their newest Menlo Park office.
Residents of Fremont and its neighboring communities now have greater access to the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health network.
The Story Corner includes shelves loaded with books for all ages and soft, comfortable spots to sit and read, just a like a traditional library.
We are adding 149 new patient beds in nearly all private rooms—so that families can stay together in a healing, comfortable space during treatment and recovery.
At every level, the lobby’s main elevator bank in the expanded Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford shows a deep commitment to recycling, sustainability, and the environment.
In the coming weeks lawmakers will vote to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Tara VanDerveer, head coach of the Stanford women’s basketball team, addressed staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, and shared insights on teambuilding and achieving incredible feats.
Since it opened in 1979, the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford has provided a home-away-from-home for hundreds of families each year who travel outside their communities to access treatment for their critically ill children.
Although only some children and families are publicly insured, all children are dependent on Medicaid funding, Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Packard Children’s, writes in a recent Huffington Post op-ed.
It is important to know when and where to go when a sudden illness or injury occurs. When in doubt, dial 911.
California 18th District Congresswoman Anna Eshoo got a peek inside the new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital expansion during a visit to the Palo Alto campus.
Top-ranked group group in Los Gatos, Calif., is now a part of one of the most comprehensive and sought-after health-care brands in America
When parents of baby Isla found out at 16 weeks of pregnancy that their baby had a heart defect, atrioventricular septal defect, or AVSD, they traveled from the UK to the US to get help from pediatric surgeon Dr. Frank Hanley and cardiologist Dr. Stafford Grady.
To help babies in the neonatal intensive care unit start life strong, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has launched a March of Dimes NICU Family Support® program, offering support and information to help families cope with the emotional and difficult experience of having a sick baby.
Doris Diaz battled with severe cystic fibrosis. After her double lung transplant, Doris is able to take deep breaths for the first time in her life.
Back home at the Tulkarem refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestine, 6-year-old Hadi Alkhadra has had to crawl or be carried by his parents his entire life.
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Garcia was nearly six months pregnant when she arrived at a routine ultrasound in July 2013. It would be the first baby, a boy, for Elizabeth and her husband Salvador Alvarez.
For a child, a visit to the hospital is like entering a whole new world…. Read more »
How can you create a special day for hundreds of families from different backgrounds, whose… Read more »
When it comes to life-saving liver transplantation for children, receiving an organ from a living… Read more »
Children today are born into a future their grandparents could have only imagined: Scientists have… Read more »
For babies, the nine months of pregnancy may feel like one long, loving embrace. It’s not surprising, then, that studies support the benefits of skin-to-skin contact for mothers and babies from the moment of birth, throughout infancy and beyond.
The Finlen family of Salinas is feeling pretty lucky today. Their newborn triplets, born at… Read more »
Zoë Bower was 18 weeks pregnant when she and her husband, Dan Edelstein, received devastating… Read more »
Yasser Y. El-Sayed, MD, steps into the shoes of his mentor, Maurice Druzin, MD, as he takes the helm as obstetrician-in-chief at Packard Children’s.
Maurice Druzin, MD is leading efforts to equip every California hospital for saving moms’ and babies’ lives when confronted with pre-eclampsia.
In celebration of American Heart Month, we’re delighted to share Elena’s incredible story. Elena was… Read more »
At the hospital’s 13th Annual Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day Party, Valentine’s Day arrives early for Children’s Heart Center patients.
Children on hemodialysis spend a lot of time away from school. Our dedicated dialysis teacher helps make sure they don’t fall behind by meeting their educational needs in the medical setting, and helping support their medical needs when they’re in school.
The first-ever “Kicking for Miracles” event, hosted by World Class Tae Kwon Do in San… Read more »
Introducing the Packard Children’s Health Alliance, the only Bay Area medical network devoted exclusively to mothers and children!
For kids, learning healthy habits and sticking to them—New Year’s or not—can be the key to a long, happy life. So what steps can really make a difference?
Eileen and Gary from Palo Alto have come to support Packard Children’s thanks in large… Read more »
The Graham twins from Texas are celebrating a lifesaving gift, thanks to their parents and Packard Children’s.
“Some of the staff call me ‘Mary Poppins’ because of the accent,” laughs Topsy Bauchop,… Read more »
Allison and Kevin Carlson will soon be taking home two great Christmas gifts from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford – a set of rare monoamniotic twins named Kate and Annie, delivered on November 7 at just 30 weeks gestation.
Volunteering at Packard Children’s for 20 years has been an especially meaningful way for Annie… Read more »
For parents dealing with a sick newborn, access to their baby’s condition needs to be clear and immediate. While conversations with the physician or nurse are a key source of information, Packard Children’s found another way to keep parents updated and in the loop.
Today nurses are the front-line providers who monitor and meet patient needs; serve as patient and family advocates, and provide leadership in all aspects of health care. And Packard Children’s is leading the way in creating opportunities for nurses to excel.
Set within the hustle and bustle of a busy pediatric hospital, a space devoted to serenity and reflection is being planned for the new Packard Children’s expansion.
Within the holiday season’s boxes, bunting and bountiful food lie health hazards for children and families. Experts at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offer some wisdom to keep families safe and healthy this season.
Parents took part in a series of real-life scenarios in mock-up rooms designed as test areas for Packard Children’s new facilities.
Good design is not just about appearances, especially when it comes to planning a new hospital.
With her bruises gone, Reagan’s now deep into volleyball, track, horses and a brand-new bike. “But what I like most is singing,” said Reagan.
For a child awaiting a heart transplant, the Berlin Heart offers a bridge to life. Packard Children’s helped bring this innovative device to pediatric patients in the United States, and achieved some of the early milestones for the most vulnerable patients.
Architecture and design have a direct impact on patient safety and can even speed up how quickly a child can return home.
Packard Children’s is now partnering with John Muir Health to provide access to comprehensive children’s specialty services in Contra Costa County and surrounding communities.
While many parents may have concerns about their kids plugging into screens and zoning out—in the emergency department that tendency has an entirely beneficial effect.
At Packard Children’s, story-time will take on a whole new perspective in the Story Corner planned for the hospital expansion.
“To see all these these kids we treated out living their lives reaffirms how special our work is, and it makes us extraordinarily proud of what we do,” said neonatologist Vinod Bhutani, MD.
Packard Children’s expansion design builds in a sense of fun and discovery to our future main lobby.
Students at Palo Alto High School and Gunn High School are taking part in an innovative program designed to improve their understanding of mental health and to strengthen peer networks.
Health care spaces that keep nature in mind can speak to children and aid in… Read more »
The San Jose Sharks Foundation recently awarded a $25,000 grant to support Packard Children’s Mobile… Read more »
A partnership between HP and Packard Children’s led to a revolutionary patient-centered digital dashboard that improves care for critically ill patients.
Packard Children’s is adding 146 new private rooms—so that families have more privacy and the space to be together during treatment and recovery.
School nurses can certainly help kids feel better. But can they also help kids do better in school? Packard Children’s studied the effects of putting health care back into schools, and found that—not surprisingly—better health leads to better grades.
When a high-risk infant or child leaves Packard Children’s, the family gets an extra something to take home: a cardiopulmonary resuscitation kit called CPR Anytime.
A year ago, Jon and Kristi Cannon feared their young son would never smile again…. Read more »
In jackets and ties, party dresses and heels, more than 125 young patients and their… Read more »
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital is embarking on a transformative expansion project. Growth will allow Packard to continue to offer the most advanced cures, treatments, and technologies available, performed by the best minds in pediatric and obstetric medicine, within a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet the special needs of children and families.
In the U.S. News & World Report publication of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals for 2012-13,… Read more »
Caitlin Burns was born with an immune deficiency and pseudo-obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract, a life-threatening condition that prevents the normal movement of food through her intestines. Packard specialists have been caring for her since she was an infant.
“There’s nothing like having a bond with someone else who knows exactly what you’re going through.”
Several aspects of the Packard expansion project have been improved by the first-hand participation of physicians, nurses, multidisciplinary care teams, and parents. Their input and feedback has led to a number of important changes—before construction even begins.
Do you know why Packard Children’s is expanding? Reason #100
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