Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital at Stanford

More than 70 years ago, a Stanford undergraduate named Lucile Salter began volunteering at the Stanford Home for Convalescent Children, a first step in her lifelong devotion to the cause of children's health. Over the years, Lucile Salter Packard continued her involvement with the "Con Home," up through its evolution into the Children's Hospital at Stanford. Mrs. Packard became the driving force behind building a new and comprehensive children's hospital. She and her husband, David, made a cornerstone grant of $40 million to launch construction. She was determined that the new building would meet the unique needs of children. The Hospital would care for all children of the community, regardless of their families' financial circumstances. Since Lucile Packard Children's Hospital opened in 1991, it has treated hundreds of thousands of children, and, in affiliation with the Stanford School of Medicine, developed treatments and cures that have changed the face of pediatric medicine. It is a thriving community institution that continues to symbolize Mrs. Packard's commitment to the care of children.