$100M Given To Stanford Children’s Hospital For Childbirth Services

PALO ALTO, CA — The David and Lucile Packard Foundation donated $100 million to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford towards modernizing the obstetric and neonatal facilities, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health announced Thursday.

The Los Altos-based David and Lucile Packard Foundation has now given $614 million to the hospital. It is the single largest philanthropic supporter of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

The $100 million donation will help transform the West building at the hospital, upgrading the Bay Area’s only facility to offer obstetric, neonatal and developmental medicine services in the same place.

With the new layout, the hospital is expected to add capacity for up to 20 percent more births, according to a news release. High-risk mothers who need to stay in the hospital will also be able to have a dedicated and physically separate unit.

“We 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,” said Paul King, CEO and president of Stanford Children’s Health. “Every year, some 4,400 newborns are welcomed into the world at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. With this gift, the environment before, during, and after birth will match the already extraordinary level of care.”

The donation will allow for the addition of 64 private NICU rooms, 51 private postpartum rooms, 14 private labor rooms, nine private antepartum rooms and three new obstetric operation rooms.

The phased renovations for the $800 million project are expected to be complete by 2028.

“The Stanford community is privileged to have the David and Lucile Packard Foundation as a longstanding champion of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the community we serve,” said Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of Stanford University. “Their commitment to the health of mothers and children in the Bay Area—and around the globe—continues to have a transformational impact. We are immensely grateful.”