It is important to understand how patient populations differ between hospitals when looking at quality data. The severity of illness, or how sick patients are, at each hospital will have some impact on overall patient outcomes. Severity of illness is also called acuity. A standard measure to compare patients' severity of illness between hospitals is called the Case Mix Index (CMI). Packard Children’s Hospital has one of the highest CMIs in the country. We had the 3rd highest CMI out of 76 children’s hospitals in 2005-2006. In other words, Packard Children’s Hospital cares for some of the sickest children in the country. We maintain very positive outcomes compared to other children’s hospitals that see less sick children. Please visit the Quality and Safety Data section for more details of how we perform.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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