- Plan
Find a doctor or plan and prepare for your hospital stay or upcoming appointment.
Start your search for doctors and specialists with locations throughout the Bay Area.
From hospital to clinics, we have easily accessible locations across the Bay Area and beyond.
From routine check-ups to critical care, we are committed to providing the very best care.
Learn how we provide personalized, nurturing care throughout your pregnancy.
- Services
- Brain & Behavior
- Cancer
- Heart
- Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Pregnancy & Newborn
- Pulmonary & Cystic Fibrosis
- Transplant
- View All Services
Browse our services and learn about our nationally recognized centers of excellence.
Our breakthrough research ensures the best outcomes for brain and behavior disorders.
We provide outstanding clinical care and research for children with cancer.
For children with heart conditions, we offer the most advanced care and best physicians.
Consultation and treatment for children with orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions.
We deliver the very best care and birth experience for expectant mothers and newborns.
We provide the most advanced care for cystic fibrosis and other pulmonary diseases.
We are one of the nation's leaders in successful organ transplants for children.
We offer world-class care in more than 115 specialties for children and expectant mothers.
- Learn
Take our classes, discover our resources for families, and learn about health topics.
We focus solely on providing extraordinary care for babies, children and pregnant women.
We're here to help. Find out what you need to know when visiting or staying with us.
From pre-birth to new parent seminars, we design classes with you and your family in mind.
Get information on health conditions, symptoms, treatments, safety and best practices.
Resources for continuing education and training as well as information for referring a patient.
We're building healthier, happy lives with the most advanced and family-friendly hospital.
- Participate
Get involved: donate, volunteer, join our team and follow us on social media.
Read our stories and ideas for creating a healthier, happy life for you and your family.
You can help support the health of children and pregnant moms.
Our volunteers often say they give their time, and get paid in smiles and hugs.
Whether you attend or host an event, you're helping to support our kids and families.
A career with us is about passion, teamwork and providing extraordinary care.
Get connected to a community of patients, families, friends and supporters.
Give time, get smiles
Cuddling comfort
Dogs help heal
65,554.42 hours of service for the 2015 fiscal year. Our hospital had more than 981 volunteers, who contributed their time and care to help families and kids.
Volunteer baby cuddlers give back some of the nurturing care their own child received.
Pet therapy volunteers bring their own brand of comfort and care to young hospital patients.
Volunteer
We have ways you can help
We love and appreciate the hundreds of dedicated volunteers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and Stanford Children’s Health. Whether they’re reading a bedtime story to a child, cuddling newborn babies or welcoming visitors to our hospital, volunteers are an important part of the extraordinary care we provide.
We appreciate your interest in volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. We are fortunate to have many people interested in volunteering. Registrations for our monthly volunteer orientation fill up quickly due to high demand. Please check back on our website to register for the next available orientation.
Note: Now accepting applications for daytime programs only. We do not have any evening or weekend shifts available.
We offer volunteering opportunities in the following areas:
- Mother and Baby Care
- Play and Recreation
- Support Services
- Education
- In the Community
Prerequisites
Volunteers must be at least 16 years old and be able to work for about three hours per week for six months on a regularly scheduled basis. Please read more about requirements and the placement process in our volunteer information packet (PDF).
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. We are fortunate to have many people interested in volunteering. Registrations for our monthly volunteer orientation fill up quickly due to high demand. Please check back on our website to register for the next available orientation.
Note: Now accepting applications for daytime programs only. We do not have any evening or weekend shifts available.
Getting started
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please begin by attending an orientation. You will then be asked to:
- Attend an orientation
- Schedule an interview
- Complete application packet and clearance process
To protect the safety of our patients, all potential volunteers are required to:
- Provide proof of Measles/Rubella vaccination (2 doses)
- Provide proof of Tuberculosis test
- Agree to federal background check
- Agree to fingerprint check by the Department of Justice and FBI
Our Volunteer Services Department oversees the application process, matching and scheduling. We support our volunteers every step of the way.
NOTE: The Teen Program is currently full and we are currently not accepting volunteers until summer. Please check back for details on the next orientation.
Getting to know our volunteers
Visit our blog to enjoy stories of our current volunteers.
Providing handcrafted comfort with heart
The Hearts and Hands volunteers are comprised of auxiliary and community members that provide direct service for patients and families across many hospital departments. The group creates hand-made christening gowns, baby blankets and quilts, cough pillows, medical play dolls, pocket pals for children in the Emergency Department, colorful pillowcases, and more. Anyone interested in making something special for the children is welcome to download patterns from our collection.
Announcements
For our current volunteers
We are currently only accepting applications for day time volunteer programs. There are NO evening or weekend volunteer opportunities available.
- Care-A-Van for Kids - Drivers needed
- Family Resource Library Center - Staffing Program
- Administrative - PASC Program
- Outpatient programs - Clinic Art Cart
- Admitting Hospitality
- MyChart
- Gardner Clinic - Reading Buddies
Measuring your positive impact
We know you’re making a difference. Please help us count the hours.