Preschooler Spreads Joy After Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
When Yair Blumenfeld, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, receives a text message with a photo or video of Iliana, age 4, laughing, walking, and enjoying…
Category: In the News
Humans of Packard Children’s (Summer 2023)
At age 2, Marlee-Jo was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma. She had a tumor in her thigh, and the cancer…
Baxter Healthcare Bolsters Equity Work Among Our Hospital’s Care Providers
Research shows that there are stark inequities in the nation’s health care system with deep consequences, particularly for children. These inequities can start before birth…
Leading by Example
Foundation board chair Susan Ford Dorsey takes her dedication to children’s health to the next level Susan Ford Dorsey’s connection to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital…
Fundraise Your Way
“Find something that you really enjoy because it makes the process a lot of fun,” says Dean Wu, a local high school student and patient…
Researcher Spotlight: Stephanie Smith, MD, MPH
Your support of the Childrenʼs Fund helped a Stanford researcher uncover unique challenges facing childhood and young adult cancer survivors in the Salinas Valley. The…
Children’s Hospitals Across the Country Hope to Win Big in Football Fan Challenge
San Francisco, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Kansas City hospitals compete to win big in play-off fundraiser It’s a double win! Football fans cheering on the remaining…
Introducing Our New Brand
Since 1997, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has been singularly focused on unlocking philanthropy to transform the health of children and families, in…
In the News (Fall 2022)
New Allergy Clinic Opens at Stanford The new David and Julia Koch Clinic at the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research is…
Chariot Uses Technology to Calm Kids
Eight-year-old Theo sat quietly in the Surgery Center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, clutching his stuffed dinosaur and listening as a child life specialist…