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The gift will transform the hospital鈥檚 existing West building, which opened in It was (and continues to be) the only facility in the Bay Area to offer obstetric, neonatal, and developmental medicine services all in one place. The redesign will ensure a more comfortable patient experience and facilitate lifesaving care for complex pregnancies, deliveries, and newborn care. Nearly two-thirds of expectant mothers at Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford are high-risk, with patients coming from across the state, the nation, and the world for treatment.

鈥淲e are honored to partner with the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to grow our ability to deliver the strongest possible start for expectant moms and their babies,鈥� says Paul King, CEO and president of 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health. 鈥淓very year, some 4,400 newborns are welcomed into the world at Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford. With this gift, the environment before, during, and after birth will match the already extraordinary level of care.鈥�

The new layout will increase the size of the labor and delivery unit to better serve our community, adding capacity for up to 20% more births. The building will also house the hospital鈥檚 first-ever dedicated and physically separate unit for high-risk moms who need to be hospitalized for days, weeks, or months before they deliver, ensuring rapid access to a state-of-the-art obstetric delivery suite.

鈥淚t鈥檚 vital that more mothers and babies have access to Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital, in an enhanced environment that supports optimal physical and mental well-being,鈥� says Yasser El-Sayed, MD, division chief of maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics and the Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and obstetrician-in-chief at 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health. 鈥淭his reimagined space will also facilitate impactful scientific research studies, which will accelerate our commitment to advance maternal and infant health in California and beyond.鈥�

The neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) will transition from having large, open rooms鈥攚hich typically hold up to 10 babies, their parents and care teams, and medical equipment鈥攖o private rooms where parents can stay with their babies. shows that private NICU rooms reduce mortality, shorten hospital stays, lessen parental depression, and lower babies鈥� infection rates, as well as promote breastfeeding, family bonding, and parental involvement in care.

鈥淚 am incredibly proud that our hospital ranks among the because of the world-class care we provide to our sickest babies,鈥� says David K. Stevenson, MD, neonatologist at 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health; senior associate dean for maternal and child health; and Harold K. Faber, Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine. 鈥淚n designing the hospital, Lucile Salter Packard had the then-revolutionary idea of keeping newborns with other children鈥攁nd mothers with their babies. That decision catapulted Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford ahead of every other children鈥檚 hospital in the country, and this gift could do the same.鈥�

In summary, the following are key enhancements:

• 14 private labor rooms in a new labor and delivery unit
• 9 private antepartum rooms in a specially designed unit
• 51 private postpartum rooms
• 64 private NICU rooms
• 3 new and state-of-the-art obstetric operating rooms
• A calmer setting and streamlined, family-centered journey, starting with a welcoming lobby

This gift brings total giving from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to the hospital to $614 million, making the Bay Area foundation the single largest philanthropic supporter of Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford and one of the biggest funders of children鈥檚 hospitals in the nation.

鈥淭he David and Lucile Packard Foundation is delighted to help Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford continue to deliver on my grandmother Lucile鈥檚 vision. She believed that all mothers and children deserve the same excellent care,鈥� says Sierra Clark, David and Lucile Packard Foundation trustee and Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital board member. 鈥淭his reimagining of the obstetric and newborn care space will ensure mothers and babies have the best start possible at a beautiful and critical moment. As a family foundation with roots in Silicon Valley, we are especially proud to invest in this facility that will serve our diverse community for generations.鈥�

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and 麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health are committed to providing excellent and equitable health care for all, regardless of financial circumstances. Ensuring that there are no gaps in care for moms and babies, the West building will remain open during construction. Renovations will be completed in phases, with the goal of concluding the $800 million project by the end of 2028. This lead gift in the fundraising initiative for obstetrics and neonatal facilities has meaningfully expedited the time line for the building redesign.

鈥淚 hope that this extraordinary gift will inspire so many others in our community to invest in the health of moms and babies,鈥� says Cynthia Brandt, president and CEO of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health.

Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford鈥檚 West building is located at 725 Welch Road in Palo Alto, adjacent to the hospital鈥檚 Main building, which serves most of the hospital鈥檚 pediatric patients, and next door to the Stanford University campus.

鈥淭he Stanford community is privileged to have the David and Lucile Packard Foundation as a longstanding champion of Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford and the community we serve,鈥� says Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of . 鈥淭heir commitment to the health of mothers and children in the Bay Area鈥攁nd around the globe鈥攃ontinues to have a transformational impact. We are immensely grateful.鈥�

Media contact

Elizabeth Valente
麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health Media Manager
EValente@StanfordChildrens.org
(650) 269-5401

About the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health is here to unlock philanthropy to transform health for all children and families鈥攊n our community and around the world. We support child and maternal health programs at two world-renowned institutions, Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford and the Stanford University School of Medicine. Learn more at .