4-year-old Sofia Jarvis and her Mom, Jessica Tomei, along with their doctor, Keith Van Haren, MD, talk to the press about Sofia's rare, polio-like syndrome. 24 other children in California may also be afflicted. Learn more on our blog: http://bit.ly/1fzPfwN
THANK YOU to the Seaside Police Department! After volunteering at Summer Scamper they stopped by our hospital to deliver a truck full of toys and a check for $25,000 from their BBQ fundraiser! “Public safety organizations need to show we do far more than just respond to calls and protect the public," says Nick Borges (right), Acting Patrol Commander. "We can collaborate with our community and maximize our efforts to help in a much more powerful way. If a person becomes ill in our community, we can now activate our Heroes 4 Kids team and lead the way in a community-oriented support effort!"
We made the national honor roll! Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford is honored to be one of the 11 children's hospitals in the United States included on the U.S. News & World Report 2016-17 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll. We were also the top-ranked children's hospital in Northern California.
Three of our specialty programs were ranked in the top 10 nationally and #1 in California: Cardiology & Heart Surgery at #5 in the country, Nephrology at #5 and Pulmonolog...y at #7.
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Summer Scamper is starting! Join us live and see our Patient Heroes count down the race. Watch as 3,000 community members start running, walking, and scampering to raise support for our patients! www.summerscamper.org #WhyWeScamper #Scamper2016 #StanfordChildrens
Tomorrow is Summer Scamper, our biggest community fundraiser of the year. This event would not be possible without the support of thousands of Scamper-ers, volunteers, Patient Heroes, and sponsors including C.M. Capital Foundation, DPR Construction, Herrick Steel, Redwood Electric Group, and Stanford Federal Credit Union. Together we've already raised more than $530,975 for children's health! #Scamper2016 www.SummerScamper.org
Hospital school teachers in space?!? Kathy Ho has bought back lots of good ideas from Space Camp to ignite the curiosity of her students - our patients and their siblings. She went zero gravity as part of Honeywell Educators at Space Academy that sends a hundred teachers, from 25 countries and 37 states, to Space Camp.
Families who give together, grow together! Join us for the 6th annual Summer Scamper 5k, 10k, and kids' fun run this Sunday, June 19, at 8:00 a.m. at Stanford University. Every dollar raised supports care, comfort, and cures for patients and families at our hospital. Online registration closes tomorrow (Thursday) at midnight. Register before time runs out and tag your team in the comments below. www.SummerScamper.org #Scamper2016
Celebrating milestones! Meet Edgar Arredondo, 21, of Newark, California, who recently celebrated a 5-year anniversary of living with a ventricular assist device (VAD). His smile says it all, photographed here with his family and care team. Read more about his story and the VAD program: http://bit.ly/1U47QCh.
celebrating our 25th anniversary at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.#FlashbackFriday - Opening day staff 1991 and 2016. Did you know that more than 300 physicians and staff who helped to open the doors are still working here today! Thank you for your wisdom, experience, and loyalty. Let us know if you or someone you know is in these pictures.
celebrating Our 25th anniversary at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.It's our 25th Anniversary today! On June 10, 1991, we opened the doors to our hospital, fulfilling the vision of our generous founder, Lucile Salter Packard. 25 years later we are proud to be one of the top hospitals in the nation, dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care.
“When the doors are finally open, I will feel enormous gratitude to all the people and all the work that has been put into it… most of all, I feel excitement about the future. After all, all that we’ve don...e is built a beautiful building within which to produce something wonderful.” -- Lucile Salter Packard, 1987
And now we look ahead to the anticipated 2017 opening of America’s most technologically advanced, family-friendly, and environmentally sustainable children’s hospital.
Here’s to next 25 Years of healing and hope at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford!
Check out the timeline of key events in our history: http://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/about/timeline
Could learning CPR help you save a child's life? When Sofia Montoya collapsed on a school playground, quick action by staff and community first responders bought time for her to be transported and treated at Packard Children's. Just weeks later Sofia is expected to live a long and healthy life. Read about the power of bystander CPR. http://bit.ly/289BkIj
Are you a Shark? Are you a Warrior? Or are you a Shark Warrior?! Now until Summer Scamper (June 19), we're celebrating our San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Finals AND our Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals with the Bay Area Spirit Challenge. Donate $25 to children's health and you'll be entered to win one of two prize packs that include a signed basketball or hockey puck!
Learn more: http://supportlpch.org/BayAreaSpirit
See some of our latest innovative sports performance and fertility and repoductive health technology. Here is a short tour of the grand opening of the new Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services Center in Sunnyvale.
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Have you seen an anti-gravity treadmill? Or motion generated sports analysis? Join us on a tour and help us celebrate the grand opening of the new Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services Center in Sunnyvale, Californina, as we go live on Facebook tonight at 6:10 PT.
Can physical activities like cycling help manage ADHD in kids? That's what Stanford researcher Allan Reiss, MD hopes to find out, thanks to a gift from Specialized Foundation. Mike Sinyard, founder of Specialized Bicycles, has struggled with ADHD since childhood, and created the Foundation to fund original research and improve the lives of children. Please join us in thanking them for advancing research and supporting children's health! Learn more: supportlpch.org/specializedfoundation
Did you have a good Memorial Day with family and friends? We thank all of the men and women of our Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford community who have served our country over the years. Special thanks to the family of our Director of Chaplaincy Services the Rev. Diana Brady. Here she is standing proudly with her father, Chaplain Raymond H. Dressler, Jr., Capt. USN (retired), on her graduation day from the U.S. Naval Chaplains School in 1985. Diana's oldest son, Lt. Nathaniel T. Brady, a 2011 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, is currently in active duty with the USN Submarine Service.
A supportive and consistent relationship that goes beyond the stethoscope is key to how the Teen Van team helps kids who are struggling. Just ask former patient Jessica Villeda, who is pursuing a career in medicine herself. Read the whole story: http://bit.ly/1Uiizef
How do you bring a little bit of normalcy into the lives of sick children? Give them a prom! Big thanks to the teachers at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital School on the Stanford campus, who held their own version of the big party yesterday themed, “Expedition: Prom - Into the Jungle!"
The patients and their family and friends were able to dance the night away with a live DJ, games, food, crafts and a tribe of grass-skirt wearing Stanford athletes! So much fun, thanks to our volunteers from PWC, Apple, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and many others who helped make the evening possible.
