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Hospital Amenities
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) combines the best possible medical care with the utmost attention to the entire family’s needs. Among the features that make this hospital a special place are:
- A window-seat bed in hospital rooms for a parent to spend the night
- Unlimited visiting hours for parents, siblings, and family members
- Cooking and laundry facilities for parents
- Family support by social services professionals, language interpreters, and chaplains
- Recreation therapy and on-site school programs for patients and siblings
- A library with recreational books for children
- Health education resources for parents
- A closed-circuit television system broadcasting special programs for children in the hospital
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Family-Centered Care
Families who have already been through transplantation help new families who are facing this long and difficult process. Families attend training and discussion sessions on the following topics:
- Before transplant
- Transplantation
- Becoming a partner
- Helping during painful procedures
- Navigating the insurance maze
- After transplant
- Family plan for the transplant
- Evaluation
- Family plan for care
The Family-Centered Care Program helps families develop strategies for coping with aspects of hospitalizations, transplantation, and healthcare partnerships. Ongoing contact with parent mentors and Family-Centered Care resource specialists teaches families how to implement and modify their strategies.
For more information, contact the Family-Centered Care Program.
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Where to Stay
For families coming from outside the Bay Area, the Ronald McDonald House provides a temporary living option within walking distance of LPCH while the child recovers from transplant surgery. Our social worker can assist with other temporary living arrangements to make the family’s stay as comfortable and worry-free as possible. A shopping center is within walking distance of both Ronald McDonald House and LPCH. Free public transportation is available through Stanford University, making most of the Palo Alto area easily accessible. More lodging and dining information is available in the For Patients and Visitors area of this Web site.
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Insurance and Financial Assistance
For assistance with insurance questions and financial assistance, please contact Penny Rodgers at (650) 497-8008. Additional information is also available in the For Patients and Visitors area of this Web site.
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Useful Links
You can find additional information about transplantation at these Web sites:
- California Transplant Donor Network
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- Helps arrange funding for transplant expenses
- Coalition on Donation
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Grants for immunosuppressive drug users
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Explanation of patient waiting list and organ allocation
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Managing financial aspects of the transplantation
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Suggested questions to ask doctors about pre- and posttransplant issues
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Medical Libraries
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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.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000
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