Giving Thanks: 20 Years of Philanthropy Transforms Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
“A children’s hospital is as good as its community wants it to be,” says Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. “In…
Category: Patient Stories
Obstetrics: Raising the Bar
A century ago, childbirth in the United States was anything but routine. On average, complications of pregnancy took the lives of 8 women for every…
Obstetrics: High Risk High Reward
When Tara Rojas of Newark decided it was time to start a family, she had a lot going against her. Type 1 diabetes had ravaged…
Together as One: Packard Integrates Care for Mother and Newborn
When it comes to giving birth, where does the health of the expectant mother end and the care of the baby begin? At most hospitals,…
Special Delivery: A Focus on Obstetrics
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital recognizes that a healthy start for children begins with outstanding care for expectant mothers. The following stories of four local women,…
In Good Hands: Packard Develops Outreach Network of Pediatric Surgical Care
When it comes to pediatric surgical care, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital has turned the traditional model on its head. Through a network of outreach clinics…
Comfort Always: Helping Young Patients Manage Pain
When 2-year-old Lexsea Morgan of Ben Lomond was scheduled for surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital last February to fix a congenital kidney problem, her…
Switch: Packard’s Pediatric Transplant Program Takes a Team Approach to Saving Lives
Jeremiah Kwakye of San Jose was just 15 months old when his parents brought him to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for a life-saving liver transplant….
Safe and Sound: Making Pediatric Surgery Safer, Seamless, and More Precise
You may not hear the ocean’s roar when you walk into an operating room at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, but there is a sea change…
Life After Cancer: Helping Children and Families Cope with Long-Term Effects of Cancer Survival
For Claire Harding of San Mateo, cancer treatment was life saving – and life changing. Just days before her tenth birthday, she was diagnosed with…