Children's Health Initiative
Seven-year-old Joseph, who is being treated at Packard Hospital's Immunology Clinic for systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis, may benefit eventually from ongoing bioinformatics research that tracks the genetic relationships among diseases.
s part of The Campaign for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, the Foundation in 2000 assumed responsibility as grantor for $300 million of the $500 million raised for the Hospital and Stanford Medical School's pediatric programs. The $300 million came from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in the form of a $100 million Campaign kick-off and a $200 million matching grant for funds raised by the Foundation's development staff.
These funds, designated as the Children's Health Initiative (CHI), support six Centers of Excellence at the Hospital and School that focus on:
- Brain and Behavior
- Cancer and Blood Disease
- The Children's Heart Center
- Pregnancy and Newborn Services
- Pulmonary Care & Cystic Fibrosis
- Transplant and Tissue Engineering
The CHI grants also support work in medical and surgical subspecialties, and in specific programs such as biotechnology; imaging; information technology; clinical research; and health policy, outcomes, and prevention.
Funds also are designated for clinical programs and hospital services; community services; research, education and training of medical personnel; and modification and construction of facilities.
CHI goals were agreed upon at the start of the Campaign by Packard Hospital and Stanford Medical School, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
During 2005, the Foundation awarded and oversaw grants totaling $33.3 million to advance care for children, medical research, and education and training of physicians and other medical staff.