list : Patient Care

  • Parents want to know cost of kids’ hospitalizations

    Most parents with children in the hospital want to learn what the stay will cost, but few are having conversations about money with hospital representatives, according to a study led by Stanford Medicine researchers.

  • Neurosurgeon gives teen his life back

    After years of practicing surgery techniques in a part of the brain known as a “no man’s land,” Juan Fernandez-Miranda was able to remove a complex pituitary gland tumor from a Lebanese teenager.

  • Stanford opens long COVID clinic

    With research showing up to 30% of COVID-19 patients experiencing lingering symptoms, Stanford Health Care treats such “long haulers” with multidisciplinary teams.

  • Stanford Health Care ranked among top hospitals

    For the seventh year running, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Stanford Health Care one of the nation’s finest hospitals.

  • Magazine focuses on racial inequity in medicine

    The new issue of Stanford Medicine magazine features articles about the health repercussions of racial inequity and ways to address them.

  • Stanford Health Care leads on patient surveys

    Better questions, shorter surveys and faster data reporting will enable Stanford Health Care to rapidly improve the patient experience.

  • Health Matters to explore medicine, wellness

    Stanford Medicine's free community event, which runs May 10-15, will include talks and Q&As that explore the latest advances in medicine, health and wellness.

  • Hospitals earn As for safety

    The Leapfrog Group, an organization that rates U.S. hospitals for patient safety, gave A grades to Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare during the months the hospitals saw their highest numbers of COVID-19 patients.

  • How Stanford Medicine confronted pandemic over year

    A look back at Stanford Medicine’s efforts to educate, protect and care for patients and members of the public since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic a year ago today.

  • Half-million COVID-19 tests at Stanford Medicine

    Stanford Medicine, one of the first medical centers in the country to conduct clinical tests for COVID-19, has remained at the cutting edge of coronavirus detection.