Category: Patient Stories
All Grown Up: From Tiny Transplant Patient to Thriving Young Adult
Miranda Ashland is one busy girl. A thriving high school senior from Saratoga, she’s filling out college applications and starring in her school’s production of…
What makes Packard Children’s “the best”?
In June, U.S. News & World Report honored Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital as one of the nation’s top children’s hospitals, placing six of our specialties…
Toddler from Chico One of the “Biggest Saves Ever”
One year ago, Jessica and Jesse Vega watched a team from Packard Children’s work to save their son Dominic’s life in the back of an…
Compassion, Innovation, Collaboration
In many ways, Mateo Kohler of San Jose is a typical 9-year-old. He likes to play soccer and practice tae kwon do, and he may…
Special Delivery
Meet Elena Though many pregnant women rush to the hospital during labor, few arrive as Tara Sharp did, flying 90 miles by emergency helicopter from…
Expanding the Realm of Possibility: 10 Breakthroughs in Pediatric Organ Transplantation Pioneered at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
1. Big Organs for Little Kids “Because of the chronic shortage of organs for children, we’ve had to get creative,” says Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD….
Child Life Specialists Help Patients Cope and Thrive
On a recent Tuesday, 9-year-old Sarah Grace sat on a hospital bed in a bright pink Minnie Mouse gown, waiting for a CT scan. This…
What’s in a name? A lot of love.
Amid the hustle and bustle of the lobby at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, artist Lynne Glendenning is sitting quietly, organizing a colorful array of…
Partnership with DreamWorks Animation and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital brightens children’s lives—and the walls of HP
For children receiving medical care, hospital stays can be a time of isolation, fear, and long periods of boredom. But thanks to a partnership between HP, DreamWorks…