Heroic Window Washers Brighten Hospital Day

Superheroes Scale Hospital Walls to Bring Joy to Young Patients and Staff

Deadpool, Frozone, Robin, and Miles Morales (aka Spider-Man) bringing delight to patients and staff.

A heartwarming spectacle of heroism, fun, and community unfolded at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford as window washers transformed into superheroes.

Deadpool, Miles Morales, Frozone, and Robin from Arkham City were in full superhero action mode, bringing a wave of magic and delight to everyone! Armed with their trusty squeegees, soap, and buckets, these amazing super friends, aka window washers from Transpacific Building Maintenance and Century Pyramid Building Maintenance, assembled to scale the walls of the children’s hospital. Their mission? To brighten the days of patients and staff alike, proving that a little creativity and kindness can go a long way.

“It’s an incredible and magical moment to watch the kids’ faces light up when their favorite superheroes appear out of nowhere,” says Elizabeth Valente, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health spokesperson. “Not only does this bring unexpected joy and a sense of empowerment to the young patients who are navigating challenging times, it also uplifts the spirits of our everyday heroes, our health care providers. It’s a fun and cheerful distraction that brightens the hospital in a truly unique way.”

Adian beams with joy as his favorite superheroes make a surprise visit.

Warren and his little brother Dominic were all smiles about hanging out with Spider-Man

Steve Slotzke, witnessing the supercharged event with his two children, remarks, “this is amazing, very touching. I grew up loving Spider-Man, and my son and daughter are also big fans of superheroes, so seeing them here today, going above and beyond to say ‘hi’ to everyone, is awesome.”

As the day concluded, the sparkling windows reflected not just the sunlight, but the shining spirits of everyone present. The masked superheroes have been visiting patients at Packard Children’s for over ten years.

Superheroes checking out the Three C’s: Cartoons to Comics to Comic Books art display at the West Building Ground Floor.

Watch as superheroes scale our hospital walls at Packard Children’s