Press Releases - 2011

News and announcements on our leading research and innovative, world-class care for children and expectant mothers.

December 7 Sons of Italy Reaches $100,000 in Donations to Packard Children’s
November 17 World Prematurity Day Celebrated at March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
November 16 NASA collaboration with Packard Children’s Hospital takes safety to new heights
November 14 Formerly Conjoined Twins Preparing to Go Home After Successful Separation at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
November 3 Welch Road Traffic Pattern Changes to Finalize; North Pasteur Drive to Close; South Pasteur Drive to Become Two-Way, Two-Lane Road
November 2 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics Complete New Health Plan Agreement with Anthem Blue Cross
November 2 Unique Use of Electronic Medical Records Helps Physicians at Packard Children’s Select Treatment for Rare Disease
November 1 Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
October 26 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Completes New Health Plan Agreement with Blue Shield of California
October 25 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Awarded CVS Caremark Community Grant
October 18 HP and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Develop Digital Patient-safety Dashboard to Improve Patient Care
October 14 Packard Children’s Hospital and Kohl’s Department Stores Team Up for Child Safety
October 12 Launch of the Stanford University Medical Center Renewal Project Begins with Welch Road Utility Improvements
October 10 Bay Area’s Bravest Receive Newest Pediatric Emergency Training
September 15 Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Continue to Treat All Patients with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California Plans
September 6 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Educational Series for Parents
September 1 Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Reach Contract Agreement with SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW)
September 2 Distinct Features Of Autistic Brains Revealed In Novel Stanford/Packard Analysis Of MRI Scans
August 17 Stanford/Packard Scientists Find New Uses For Existing Drugs By Mining Gene-Activity Data Banks
August 9 Packard Children's Adolescent Health Van Celebrates 15 Years of Helping Uninsured and Homeless Youth
August 9 Stanford/Packard Children’s Study Of Vaccine For Children’s Brain Cancer Seeks Participants
July 19 Stanford/Packard Team Seeks Infants With Hemangiomas To Test Drug Treatment
July 13 U.S. Pediatric Cardiologists Not Always Accurate In Interpreting ECG Results For Young Athletes, Stanford/Packard Study Finds
July 11 Bruce Tune, Founder Of Stanford Pediatric Nephrology Division, Dies At 71
July 4 Non-Genetic Factors Play Surprisingly Large Role In Determining Autism
June 23 Stanford Awarded Designation of Level-2 Pediatric Trauma Center
June 22 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Hosts a 20th Birthday Celebration for the Community
June 20 Packard Children’s names surgery chief as VP of Quality and Performance Improvement; Also, VP of Network Development and Management adds Faculty Practice Organization and Physician Foundation leadership
June 8 Childhood trauma linked to higher rates of mental health problems and obesity, says Stanford/Packard psychiatrist
June 6 City of Palo Alto Gives Green Light to Rebuild, Expand Stanford Hospitals
May 17 New National Survey ranks Packard Children’s as Bay Area’s top children’s hospital
May 11 Stanford/Packard Study Of Language Development Needs Toddlers, Parents
May 9 For Famed Surgeon, Repair of Kennadee’s Heart “One of my Most Complex Ever”
May 6 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital announces $144 million in benefits to community in 2010
May 2 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Receives $25 Million Planned Investment from HP
April 26 Bay Area Pediatricians Plan April 27 Rally to “Stand For Kids: Protect Children’s Healthcare”
April 18 From Peru to Palo Alto to Save Julian’s life
April 17 Pop-Up Reminders In Electronic Medical Records Help Eliminate Unnecessary Blood Transfusions, Stanford/Packard Study Finds
April 8 Stanford, Packard Children’s Hospitals Reach New Contracts with CRONA
April 5 Bounce Into Spring: 5 Tips to Maximize Trampoline and Bounce House Safety
March 21 New Treatment May Desensitize Kids With Milk Allergies, Say Researchers At Stanford And Children’s Hospital Boston
March 17 Autism Symposium April 2 at Stanford University, Sponsored by Packard Children’s Hospital
February 9 A Party Full Of Heart
February 8 Bay Area Eating Disorders Symposium at Packard Children’s: Eating Disorders and the Adolescent Athlete
February 7 Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Declare Nursing Contract Impasse with CRONA
January 14 Packard Children’s Hospital to host Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Imaging Symposium
January 11 Million-to-one, naturally conceived quadruplet girls prepare to go home
January 4 Vice President of Physician Network Development and Management Announced
January 4 Education Series Offered For Parents Of Children Diagnosed With An Autism Spectrum Disorder