2005 Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Report

Dear Friends,

Once again, your dedication and generosity have fueled a year of phenomenal progress for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

Christopher Dawes, President and CEO, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Last April we were able to complete the Campaign for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, thanks to unprecedented donations of $526 million for patient care, research, and training. This remarkable influx of philanthropic support allowed us to care for more children and expectant mothers than ever before. It also enabled us to recruit the finest specialists, invest in the latest technologies, and strengthen the Hospital's financial health so we can continue to meet our community's evolving health needs.

Our achievements were recognized by U.S.News & World Report, which ranked Packard as one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the nation in 2005. We also received three national patient safety awards last year, including a perfect score from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations. We won these accolades because of our outstanding team of caregivers and staff, whose work is made possible by your generosity.

Today we are providing the most advanced pediatric and obstetric care available. Our physicians and researchers are developing previously unimagined treatments for children and mothers. Equally important, we are able to attend to the many non-medical needs of our patients and families by providing art and play therapy, counseling, and spiritual support.

Your gifts also have made it possible for us to establish community partnerships that reach underserved children throughout our region, and we continue to treat any child in our community, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

I am proud of what we have accomplished together and I look forward to an exciting future for our Hospital. On behalf of the children and families we serve, I thank you for your continued partnership.

Sincerely,

Christopher G. Dawes
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Highlights

• U.S.News & World Report named Lucile Packard Children's Hospital as one of the top 10 children's hospitals in the nation and the best on the West Coast in 2005. Packard's rise in prominence reflects the many world-class programs developed during the Campaign for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

• Packard Children's received a perfect hospital and patient safety scores from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations (JCAHO); a number one ranking out of 858 hospitals in quality from the Leapfrog Group; and a first place Race for Results Award for ongoing improvements in patient safety from the Child Health Corporation of America.

• Staffed by Packard doctors, nurses, and other specialists, the community's only facility offering emergency services specifically for children opened in December 2005 at Stanford University Hospital. More than 50 individual donors contributed a combined total of $11 million toward developing the pediatric emergency program.

• Packard and the Stanford University School of Medicine recruited leading pulmonary biologist David Cornfield, MD, to head the Pulmonary Center of Excellence, which includes the Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine. His arrival from the University of Minnesota Medical School is expected to expand research and teaching in pediatric pulmonary medicine and help develop a comprehensive approach to caring for children with lung health problems. Cornfield has been appointed the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. The professorship is named in honor of the Basses by an anonymous donor.

• The construction of a new clinic and diagnostic center for heart patients and a new dialysis and treatment center moved forward in 2005. Packard's pediatric cardiology and kidney transplant programs are considered among the best in the world. Both facilities were funded through Campaign gifts and are expected to open in spring 2006.

• Stem cell expert Kenneth Weinberg, MD, joined Packard Hospital from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, as the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor in Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases and leader of the stem cell transplant program. Weinberg's expertise will boost transplantation, oncology, and immunology research efforts within Packard's premier cancer center, which is home to leading programs in clinical oncology and cancer biology. His recruitment was made possible by a generous gift from Anne and Robert Bass.

• Packard Children's invested $82.4 million in community benefits in 2005. This included uncompensated medical care to children who do not have health insurance or are covered under Medi-Cal and other government programs. Benefits also included the cost of services provided in programs such as the mobile adolescent program, the Parent Information Resource Center, and as part of a partnership with Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto.

Fiscal Year 2005 Hospital Statistics