We Stand For Care

It’s not everyday you see a miracle, though you are more likely to see them if you work at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

Laura Börk, a baby born with a rare and severe condition, was successfully treated using new methods of minimally invasive surgery. ”We’re one of the top pediatric hospitals in the world for minimally invasive surgery,” says Craig Albanese, MD.

Miles Coulson, a newborn waiting for a heart transplant, received a miniature, external heart pump attached by tubes. In the U.S. this procedure had only been used on just three other children, and never before for such a young child.

Joe Wise, a 15-year-old grew up with the energy-depleting disorder chronic mitochondrial myopathy. Working with the Packard medical team he uses a unique treatment plan that propelled his swimming career into the Paralympics in Beijing earlier this year.

The doctors, nurses and staff help make a difference everyday Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Read more about these everyday miracles.