Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

? A few bite-sized updates from our latest newsletter: ? ?? New NICU Open! The Axe and Blaise Wanstrath Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is here—offering private rooms for fragile newborns and their families. See how these thoughtfully designed spaces can be a game-changer for our tiniest patients. ?? https://lnkd.in/gsHdE_We ? ?? Dr. Michelle Monje Wins The Brain Prize! The world’s top neuroscience honor goes to Dr. Monje for her groundbreaking research in pediatric brain cancer. Learn more. ?? https://lnkd.in/ggkfvwGp ? ?? Baby Jayce ‘Just Keeps Swimming’ ?? Born with a serious heart condition, baby Jayce found strength with the Packard Children’s team—and a little help from Finding Nemo. ?? Read his story. ?? https://lnkd.in/gwm9Nsy5 ? ?? Nominate a Hospital Hero! Know someone who made a difference at Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford? Nominate them for this special honor by April 11! ?? https://lnkd.in/g-YaTUnE ? ?? Social Spotlight: Meet Music Therapist Dan Stafford Discover how music therapy is bringing healing and hope to young patients. Watch our latest IG Reel. ?? https://lnkd.in/gzrvia_w ? ?Want more updates like this? Subscribe to our newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ghnSm_ca ? #ForCareForCuresForKids #StanfordChildrens #NICU #BrainPrize #MusicTherapy

??We are so grateful for our team members (Lynne Chiu, Catherine Quirk-Hanneke, CFRE, Megan Alpers-Raschefsky, Jennifer Yuan, Noelle Rubinstein, Brian Pendergast, Veronica Saitta, Samantha Supan, and Kellie Gould) who brought the Making Futures Bright campaign to life.?? At the foundation we are proud Classy users and love optimizing it to create a better future for maternal and child health. ?? #MakingFuturesBright

??A massive THANK YOU to the Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford for shining a light on their Fund-A-Need for the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Teen Van at this year’s 17th Annual Lunch & Learn!??? ? The?Teen Van is a mobile clinic offering free health services to uninsured and underinsured youth, ages 12 to 25, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The van visits high schools, community colleges, and nonprofit organizations from as far south as San Jose and as far north as San Bruno.? ? “We think of ourselves as people who help facilitate young people’s development... and help them transition into adulthood in a way that will allow them to reach their full potential,” said Dr. Arash Anoshiravani, Medical Director for the Stanford Teen Van.? ? Thank you to our Ambassadors and community for fueling our mission of ensuring all kids and moms receive the exceptional care they deserve.???

?? Meet Dan Stafford, MA, MT-BC, a music therapist at Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. ?? Music therapy uses evidence-based interventions to address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of our patients and their families. ?? Music therapy helps with pain management, reducing stress and anxiety, supporting rehabilitation and resilience, improving quality of life, and enhancing family bonding. ?? Our Packard Children’s music therapy program was launched with an endowed gift from visionary philanthropists Esther and Dan Levy, who established the Andrew M. Levy Music Therapist Endowed Fund to honor their late son, Andrew. ?? Endowments are investment funds that provide long-term support to Packard Children’s. With their gift, Esther and Dan Levy have ensured that music therapy will always be a part of our patients’ hospital experiences. ?? Discover how Dan and other music therapists are helping patients and families through their toughest times. To support family and community programs like music therapy at Packard Children's, consider donating to the Children’s Fund linked below. https://lnkd.in/gC3cUvSx #childlifeamdcreativeartsmonth

???Meet Jon Bernstein, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at Stanford University School of Medicine! This?#RareDiseaseDay, we celebrate Dr. Bernstein’s tireless work to improve the lives of kids with?rare?genetic conditions.? ? ?Did you know? Rare diseases affect 10-30% of children’s hospital patients. Rarity can delay diagnosis and treatment, creating heavy financial and emotional burdens on families.?? ? ?? At Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, a NORD Rare Disease Center of Excellence, is leading the charge, offering cutting-edge diagnostics, innovative clinical trials, and precision treatments. ? ?? Join us in honoring the dedication of Dr. Bernstein and the entire team working to identify causes and uncover new cures for our rare disease community!

??One year ago,?Jayce?entered the world with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)—a life-threatening condition where the left side of his heart didn’t develop properly. At just 2 days old, he had his first open-heart surgery. By 4 months, he faced another. He spent six months in the hospital, bravely overcoming every challenge—with his mom,?Elani, always by his side. ? ???Today, we celebrate just how far he’s come.?Jayce?is finally home in Hawaii—surrounded by love, laughter, and the childhood his parents dreamed of for him. ? ??At Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, we believe every child deserves the chance to grow up and celebrate milestones like this. Thanks to donors like you, families like?Elani’s never have to face these journeys alone. ? ??This American Heart Month, your gift is MATCHED to help more children like?Jayce receive lifesaving care. Tap the link below to make a difference! ?? ? ???Join us in wishing?Jayce?a?“Happy?Birthday”?and celebrating this incredible milestone!??? https://lnkd.in/gwd3pQsa

?????This Heart Month, we’re spotlighting groundbreaking research at the Betty Irene Moore Children’s Heart Center’s Basic Science and Engineering (BASE) Initiative!? ?? In 2023, Xiaojie Qiu, PhD, joined BASE at Stanford—a one-of-a-kind program dedicated to understanding and ultimately curing congenital heart disease (CHD). Using single-cell genomics and machine learning, Dr. Qiu is creating a detailed cellular map of the heart to pinpoint where and when heart disease develops.? ?? And there’s more exciting news—since this article was published, Dr. Qiu was awarded the prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and his research was published in Cell Magazine. Nature Magazine even called his work “breakthrough science.”?????? ?? Click the link below to learn more about how this research is shaping the future of CHD treatment. #HeartMonth #CHDResearch #PediatricHeartAwareness https://lnkd.in/gnNuiAsd

The spirit of giving came to Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford thanks to our supporters at Spirit Halloween who raised $116,423 for our Child Life and Creative Arts team. ???? ? These funds will fuel music and art therapy programs and enable our child life specialists to purchase equipment and toys that foster healing, connection, resilience, and joy for our patients and their families.? ? ?? ?? Massive thank you to Spirit of Children and the donors and shoppers who supported Packard Children’s during the 2024 Halloween season!

How many hearts can you find? ?? Happy Valentines Day to you and yours! ?????? P.S. How wonderful is the art in the hospital?! ??? Fun fact: Philanthropy plays a major role in bringing the art program to life, and much of the art is made possible by generous donors in our community. Designed to support the healing journey for kids, moms-to-be, and families, these commissioned works are woven into the space to uplift all who walk through Stanford Children's Health | Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Ten years of innovation, impact, and hope for patients with allergies and asthma.????? “Providing hope and promise to patients with allergies and asthma is the driving force behind everything we do,” says?Sharon Chinthrajah, MD, the Parker Center’s Co-Director.?? ? This month, we mark the tenth anniversary of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University.????From groundbreaking basic science research to clinical trials and community initiatives, each day brings the Center’s multidisciplinary experts closer to the goal of finding better treatments—and, ultimately, a cure.? ? “The team has taken powerful steps toward understanding our complex immune mechanisms,” says philanthropist Sean Parker, “and I look forward to the day when immunotherapy for allergies and asthma is the standard of care.” Link to read more: https://lnkd.in/gF6747-X