During Child Life and Creative Arts month, we’re spotlighting the expansion of our Creative Arts Therapy program and the way that music therapy and art therapy enhance the well-being of patients and families.
Lion dancers leaped and bobbed their heads at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford’s annual Lunar New Year celebration, ringing in the Year of the Snake.
A patient at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford had the unique opportunity to design cleats for a San Francisco 49ers running back.
Doctors, nurses, therapists, hospital staff and volunteers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford gave patients a Halloween celebration to remember.
Thirteen players took time out of their schedule to stop by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to spread joy to patients who are going through a challenging time.
Three Stanford Medicine Children’s Health patients stood by their favorite San Francisco Giants players as they were celebrated during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Day.
Patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford enjoy a visit from Pixar animators and special screening of the newly released movie ‘Inside Out 2.’
Prom returned to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients and their guests celebrated “A Night in New York City.”
A multispecialty Stanford heart team takes heroic measures to ensure a good outcome for a complex heart transplant.
After being treated at Packard Children’s as a child, Lauren Newman is back, helping kids get through similar experiences as a child life specialist.
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.
The annual Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford resumed outdoors in the Dunlevie Garden.
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Child Life program uses dogs to help children cope with scary medical procedures.
Donate Life Month: Families share the challenges and victories of awaiting organ transplant.
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 »
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.
Six girls being treated for pediatric cancer arrived at the Fairmont hotel in San Jose for the tenth annual Girls Day Out, a brief but much needed escape for body, mind and spirit.
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.
The Packard Children’s community opened its “Enchanted Tiki” doors to hundreds of patients and their families for an evening of tropical splendor.
Students from the Stanford School of Medicine bring fun-filled afternoon of literacy to patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.
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.
A day of R&R was just what the doctor ordered this week for teen patients undergoing treatment at the Bass Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases.
Recently, a small group of children got a sneak peek of the nearly finished new hospital building.
A dose of fun and games is helping ease the stress and anxiety that many young patients feel before heading into surgery.
Sheila Brunner, child life specialist of more than 25 years, is often seen making her way around Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services Sunnyvale.
Child life specialists use age-appropriate education, preparation, and supportive activities to help normalize the hospital experience for children.
March is Child Life Month. Child Life Services makes a big difference for the smallest of patients at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Laughter sounded through the hallways of the Tova Day Spa at the Fairmont San Jose hotel, and on the other side a group of patients from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford were being pampered while discussing Netflix shows, playing games and brainstorming what to wear to prom this year. These may be normal topics of conversation for teens, but for girls undergoing cancer treatment, this day of fun, relaxation and spa treatments was a very welcome respite from their typical routines.
It seems like much of the Bay Area and the world is enjoying Pokemon Go. Playing this game in a hospital environment can create challenging issues and safety concerns for hospital patients and staff.
When children who’ve been ill or injured go home from the hospital, they often carry fond memories of their child life specialists, the folks who brought toys and games to their bedsides, explained medical procedures in a non-scary way, and helped their families worry less.
Patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital experience: An Evening at the Oasis
“Some of the staff call me ‘Mary Poppins’ because of the accent,” laughs Topsy Bauchop,… Read more »
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