Lucile Packard Children's Hospital:
A place of healing and hope

About Packard Children's Hospital Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, which is affiliated with the Stanford University Medical Center, opened in 1991. Since then, the Hospital has grown to become an internationally recognized leader in pediatric medical care, research, and training.

The 264-bed Hospital was created especially for children, from the child-friendly architecture to the family-centered care and service. Feeling safe, secure and comfortable is as much a part of the Packard brand of care as are the latest advances in medicine.

As a measure of its success in treating the community's children, U.S. News & World Report places Packard Children's #12 among pediatric hospitals nationwide in its 2008 list of the country's best children's hospitals. The ranking is based on reputation, statistics on hospital performance, and data regarding quality of care.