Supporting families through the unthinkable

Following a severe boating accident, the Trauma Center saved Francesco’s life and set him on the path toward recovery

Trauma Care

Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center

Serious injuries can happen in the blink of an eye, and our expert trauma team responds just as quickly. In collaboration with Stanford Medicine Health Care’s Emergency Department—one of only five Level 1 pediatric trauma centers in California verified by the American College of Surgeons, we meet the unique needs of injured children and adolescents through timely, effective, and family-centered care. At the moment your child needs it most, our pediatric trauma care team is here to support every aspect of their physical, psychological, and emotional needs.

Our Pediatric Trauma care team works in continuous partnership with a full complement of pediatric specialists providing round-the-clock access to:

Pediatric-trained trauma surgeons and emergency medicine doctors.
Neurosurgical and neurological care for severely injured patients.
Pediatric surgeons (including neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons).
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for the special needs of children with serious illness or injury.
Operating rooms equipped and ready at all times.
Pediatric radiologists and the latest imaging technology.
In-hospital pediatric and obstetric anesthesiologists.
Child Life specialists, child psychologists, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and interpreter services.
Seamless care from admission through treatment, rehabilitation, and follow-up care.

Pediatric and OB Critical Transport and Care via Life Flight

Our Critical Care Transport Team partners with Stanford Medicine Health Care's Life Flight Medical Transport Program to provide ambulance and helicopter transfer of critically injured children and at-risk pregnant women while providing high-quality medical care en route.

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Transfer Center

We coordinate access from other facilities to our hospital through a single point of contact for patients requiring advanced treatments for complex pediatric, neonatal, and perinatal disorders.