Serving chilaquiles, a Mexican breakfast, is one way Stanford Health Care food service workers support hospital workers during the pandemic.
Author: Daphne Sashin
An elite club: 10 years with a ventricular assist device
After 10 years of living with a special device that helps the heart pump blood, one pediatric patient is part of an elite group of survivors.
Milestone stem cell transplant helps child beat rare disease
A revolutionary technique helps cure 9-year-old girl who was Stanford Children's Health's 1,000th stem cell transplant patient.
A line of trust: Stanford Medicine physician supports family members, by phone
This Voices of COVID story features Ricky Hansra, MD, who has found a way to reassure, empower, and advocate for patients' families from a distance.
PA candidate at Stanford Medicine was medic in war zones and New York City COVID-19 surge
This Voices of COVID story features Stanford Medicine PA student Zach West, who was a New York City 911 paramedic when COVID-19 hit.
Grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, therapy dogs provide comfort online
Even from a distance, dogs still have the power to make people feel better. Pet therapy coordinators at Stanford are trying to make that happen.
First responders hold dawn brigade to thank Stanford hospital workers for COVID-19 care
Public safety officers held a thank-you procession outside Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, recognizing care of COVID-19 patients.
Portraits on COVID-19 protective gear reveal human faces providing care
In an effort to humanize staff who are concealed during patient interactions, many were photographed so that patients could see their faces.
Fitness challenge, meal donations and more: Stanford Medicine during social distancing
Health care workers are supporting one another during the COVID-19 outbreak through yoga challenges, virtual happy hours and humor.
Helping children turn failures into success through growth mindset
In the Spotlight: Pediatrician Irene Loe talks about her five-year passion project to help parents cultivate a growth mindset in their children.
Family members of health care workers pay tribute: ‘We’re proud of you’
Stanford Health Care nursing program manager Liz Borgueta secretly worked with the loved ones of health care workers to make an emotional video tribute.
Stanford ramps up coronavirus testing to help other hospitals
The Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory is ramping up capacity for its coronavirus diagnostic test, which can deliver results in 24 hours.
All-black ambulance service inspired today’s EMS system
The Freedom House Ambulance Service helped establish the national training model for EMS programs, but abruptly shut down in 1975.
The hematology/oncology fellow whose son was pants for Halloween
In the Spotlight: Stanford fellow Jeffrey Bien reflects on his 15 minutes of Internet fame and his work as a cancer specialist in training.
How Stanford Hospital became ‘an Internet of things hospital of the first order’
There are about 180 applications woven into the new Stanford Hospital's operations, making it a veritable laboratory for health care technology.
New Stanford Hospital inspires gingerbread masterpieces
Stanford Health Care patient-care teams brought their A-game to the A-frame, designing gingerbread models of the new Stanford Hospital that opened Nov. 17.