Childrens HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital

Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA

725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304(650) 497-8000

Not rated by CMS

CMS star rating

394

Beds

20,429

Inpatient discharges a year

$2.7B

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital is a 394-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Palo Alto, CA, affiliated with Stanford Health Care. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 36 in-network payers and 242 disclosed rate categories.

340B participant

CCN: 053305
NPI: 1467442749
Website: stanfordchildrens.org
Health system: Stanford Health Care
County: Santa Clara County
Metro area: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction E, Noridian Healthcare Solutions (01011)
In Medicare since: 1984
Last CMS survey: 2024

Negotiated Rates

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Payer	Category	Code Type & Group	Contract Type	vs. State Average
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category II Codes Range: 0001F - 9007F	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Category III Codes Range: 0042T - 0810T	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Evaluation and Management Range: 99091 - 99499	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Medicine Services and Procedures Range: 90281 - 99607	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Multianalyte Assay Range: 0002M - 0018M	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Percentage of Bill Charged	-
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Pathology and Laboratory Procedures Range: 80047 - 89398	Negotiated	Very High
Aetna	Outpatient	CPT Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Range: 0001U - 0401U	Percentage of Bill Charged	-

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Quality
Not rated by CMS
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Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
- 38 services, including trauma & transplant care
- 57 affiliated clinicians
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Finances
$2.7B net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care -2.0%
- $164.8M net income
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Ownership and leadership
Owned by The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University
- Private (not for profit)
- 340B drug pricing program participant
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Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
77-0003859Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital	61Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Allied Benefit Systems, Ambetter and 56 more	1467442749 Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital At Stanford1407864374 Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital At Stanford1447313770 Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital At Stanfordand 7 more

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

(650) 497-8000

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Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital, beside the US median and the average of CA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications20 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	4.075
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	3.81
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.57
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	2.379
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	8.235
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	10.29
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.49
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.57
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.4818
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	171
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.21
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.261
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	2.308
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.668
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	9.555
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	3.521
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	5.495
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.796
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	1.061
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	Not Available	0.9656

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.09
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	7.901
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	16.67
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	12.91
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	11.39
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	5.546
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.001
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	14.43
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	11.19
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	19.94
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	21.41
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	5.612
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available	17.7

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2347
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.834
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5,722
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.638
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.347
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5696
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2147
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	1.749
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5,308
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.105
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.273
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5366
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.32
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.433
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	112
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.999
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.368
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.8107
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.2606
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.273
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.49
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.6136
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.5911
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.7863
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.3103
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.305
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	52,601
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.111
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	2.166
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.7784
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.1925
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.9502
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	48,317
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	27.04
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	9.99
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	0.383

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.2
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.78
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.02
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	86.82
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.514
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.76
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	89.84
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	5.713
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.855
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.53
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.81
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	89.11
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.043
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.688
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.15
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	58.95
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	75.75
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.56
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.449
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	19.48
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	84.61
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	15.03
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.08
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	84.97
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	16.39
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	83.61
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	70.69
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	8.855
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	20.45
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	73.94
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.637
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	18.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	81.99
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	4.958
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.06
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.01
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.36
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	67.63
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	86.85
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.047
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.06
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	10.94
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	71.11
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.488
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.4
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	72.49
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	6.121
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	21.39
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	82.8
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	3.779
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.42
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	47.5
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	17.79
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	34.71
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	74.85
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.203
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	7.623
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	68.6
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	85.85
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	23.77
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	3.431
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	45.33
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	32.51
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	22.16
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Applicable	2.859
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	13.94
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.06

Timely and effective care23 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	CA average
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	8.289
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	1.008
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	0.1852
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31	Not Available	69.96
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	187
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	182
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	282
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	411
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	2.162
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	75.06
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	92.55
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available	80
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	68.8
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	76.38
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	86.64
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	82.89
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available	93.98

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		4.959
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		8.417

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	CA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.024

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2007)
Accreditation
Graduate
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
396
Medicare-certified beds
1,167
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1984
In Medicare since

40 services at Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesDesignated Trauma Center
Intensive care: Neonatal ICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)Pediatric ICU
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization LabCardiac Thoracic Surgery
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalNeurosurgicalOphthalmic SurgeryOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery RoomReconstructive Surgery
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Cancer: Chemotherapy
Transplant and dialysis: Medicare transplant centerAcute Renal DialysisMedicare Certified Transplantation
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryNeonatal NurseryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Rehabilitation and therapy: AudiologyCARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation)OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareOutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.

20,429
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 0%, Medicaid 14%
116,435
Inpatient days
81% of available bed days used
6,588
Employees (full-time equivalent)
281
Interns and residents (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 829429). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	398	18,446	97,591	116,435
Discharges	55	2,889	17,485	20,429
Average length of stay	7.2 days	6.4 days	5.6 days	5.7 days
Average daily census	1.1	50.5	267.4	319.0

18,363
Medicaid managed care days
4,221 discharges
2,436
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	258	65,394	245	69%
Other special care	72	18,492	153	70%
Nursery		10,338

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2024). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

12
Operating rooms
3
Cardiac catheterization rooms

1,167
Registered nurses
145
Nurse practitioners
25
Physician assistants
64
Pharmacists
93
Respiratory therapists
19
Physical therapists
18
Occupational therapists
9
Speech pathologists and audiologists
14
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
24
Dietitians
18
Social workers
5
Psychologists
2,373
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

57 clinicians who bill Medicare list Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Pediatric Nephrology Physician 11
Pediatric Radiology Physician 10
Pediatric Cardiology Physician 9
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 3
Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician 3
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 2
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 2
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician 2
Pediatric Pulmonology Physician 2
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 1

Erik Ames, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
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Jesse Sandberg, MD
Pediatric Radiology Physician
NPI 1639514490
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Jean Oak, MD, PHD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician
NPI 1700178530
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Ali Syed, MD
Pediatric Radiology Physician
NPI 1851704175
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Khoa Thomas Pham, MD
Transplant Surgery Physician
NPI 1225238538
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Kathryn Lannin, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
NPI 1508951583
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Paul Grimm, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Physician
NPI 1184705386
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Caroline Berube, MD
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI 1538201405
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Jayne Seekins, DO
Pediatric Radiology Physician
NPI 1821107962
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Scott Sutherland, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Physician
NPI 1518027291
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Kara Motonaga, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
NPI 1073709648
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Helen Nadel, MD
Nuclear Radiology Physician
NPI 1750877262
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David Lewis, MD
Pediatrics Physician
NPI 1255466983
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David Hovsepian, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
NPI 1619995255
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Evan Zucker, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1114165149
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Mary Leonard, MD
Pediatric Nephrology Physician
NPI 1033133046
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Mahesh Atluri, DO
Pediatric Radiology Physician
NPI 1053758524
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Brooke Rosen, MD
Psychiatry Physician
NPI 1093100836
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Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician
NPI 1104807239
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Catherine Aftandilian, MD
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician
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Amirhossein Sarrami, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Derek Smith, MD
Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician
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Hisham Dahmoush, MD
Pediatric Radiology Physician
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Heike Daldrup-Link, MD
Pediatric Radiology Physician
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported to Medicare for Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$10.1B	372.3%
Inpatient	$7.4B	274.3%
Outpatient	$2.6B	98.0%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$7.4B	-272.3%
Net patient revenue	$2.7B	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$2.8B	-102.0%
Operating income from patient care	-$54.9M	-2.0%
Other income	$219.7M	8.1%
Contributions and donations	$30.6M	1.1%
Investment income	$11.9M	0.4%
Other	$177.3M	6.6%
Net income	$164.8M	6.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$27.5M	0.3%
Other payers and self-pay	$9.5B	99.7%
Total charges	$9.5B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital's latest cost report.

-2.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
5.6%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
7.8%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
31% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
3.4%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
5.1%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
0.24
Long-term debt to fund balance
Mortgages, notes and loans / fund balance
2.11
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.90
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
57 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
104 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
84 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.60
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
45.8 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Aug 2025), across all fund types: $4.9B in total assets and a $3.2B fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$423.7M	8.7%
Patient receivables, net	$767.5M	15.7%
Inventory	$31.2M	0.6%
Total current assets	$1.3B	27.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$1.8B	37.8%
Investments and other assets	$1.7B	35.1%
Total assets	$4.9B	100.0%
Current liabilities	$626.5M	12.9%
Long-term debt	$770M	15.8%
Total liabilities	$1.6B	33.7%
Fund balance (net assets)	$3.2B	66.3%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Aug 2020	Aug 2021	Aug 2022	Aug 2023	Aug 2024	Aug 2025
Net patient revenue	$1.8B	$2B	$2.1B	$2.4B	$2.6B	$2.7B
Operating expenses	$1.9B	$2B	$2.2B	$2.4B	$2.6B	$2.8B
Operating margin	-5.2%	0.1%	-3.6%	-0.8%	-0.8%	-2.0%
Net income	$91.1M	$252.2M	-$3.4M	$113.2M	$156.1M	$164.8M
Total assets	$3.9B	$4.3B	$4.4B	$4.5B	$4.7B	$4.9B
Discharges	11,595	12,783	13,720	14,438	19,795	20,429
Inpatient days	102,085	101,854	106,610	111,730	114,325	116,435
Beds	397	397	394	394	394	394
Employees (FTE)	4,262	4,530	4,625	4,937	5,425	6,588

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Clinic	$140.1M	$349.7M	$184.3M	1.90	222,294
Drugs charged to patients		$295.4M	$1.2B	0.25
Operating room	$35.3M	$112.5M	$1B	0.11	70,071
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$84.4M	$118.6M	0.71
Laboratory	$2M	$72M	$720.6M	0.10	1,576
Radiology-diagnostic	$24.8M	$71.9M	$454.7M	0.16	24,938
Delivery room & labor room	$25.9M	$65.5M	$221.1M	0.30	10,983
Medical supplies charged to patient		$54.5M	$76.2M	0.71	882
Respiratory therapy	$20.5M	$44.4M	$237.2M	0.19	6,522
Electrocardiology	$14.4M	$30M	$358.7M	0.08	12,814
Physical therapy	$10.6M	$24.1M	$31.4M	0.77	9,824
Whole blood & packed red blood cell		$19.9M	$100.8M	0.20	1,013
Ambulance services	$8.3M	$15.5M	$2.1M	7.56	368
Renal dialysis	$5.3M	$13.7M	$16.7M	0.82	7,660
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$13.6M	$63.7M	0.21
Speech pathology	$4.4M	$10.2M	$32.9M	0.31	2,405
Anesthesiology	$3.3M	$8.3M	$177.3M	0.05	2,071
Occupational therapy	$3.4M	$7.7M	$25.1M	0.31	3,794
Neurology	$2.2M	$5.5M	$39.6M	0.14	1,529
Allogeneic hsct acquisition	$526,757	$4.9M	$2.3M	2.17
Home infusion	$4.1M	$2M	$102.7M	0.02	13,624
Home program dialysis	$499,247	$1.8M	$9.5M	0.18	268

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$138.4M	$378.3M	$1.6B	0.23	161,173
Pediatric intensive care unit	$74.7M	$187.3M	$1.5B	0.12	51,679
Neonatal intensive care unit	$61.1M	$154.2M	$1.1B	0.14	33,845
Nursery	$3M	$10.1M	$74.8M	0.14	3,188

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$143.5M	$399.3M	244,904
Pharmacy	$28.9M	$75.8M	13,945
Operation of plant	$13.7M	$69.1M	285,972
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$64.9M	1,263,053
Nursing administration	$33.4M	$50.9M	14,093
I&r services-salary & fringes apprv	$105,109	$38.5M	6,927
Employee benefits department	$11.5M	$26.8M	4,602
Housekeeping	$11.4M	$22.6M	3,954
Social service	$10.9M	$21M	5,104
Central services & supply		$16.2M	6,823
Dietary	$9.3M	$11.9M	1,753
Medical records & library	$4.9M	$8.3M	5,157
Cafeteria	$2.4M	$7M	20,580
Laundry & linen service		$2.4M	95

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 829429, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Ownership

Organizations Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reports to Medicare as owners or with operational control. 2 individuals also hold ownership interests; they are not listed here.

The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University
5% or greater direct ownership interest, since 2001

Sources: CMS Hospital All Owners.

Leadership

The officers and board members on Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital's Medicare enrollment and on the IRS Form 990 filed under its tax ID.

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Dana Haering Officer, CFO, since 2014
Jonathan Jay Coslet Director, since 2017
Amit Sinha Director, since 2018
David Entwistle Director, since 2018
Elizabeth Dunlevie Director, since 2018
J Taylor Crandall Director, since 2018
La Tonia Karr Director, since 2018
Lloyd Brooks Minor Director, since 2018
Mary B Leonard Director, since 2018
Randall Livingston Director, since 2018
Sierra Burnett Clark Director, since 2018
Paul King Director, since 2019
Brad Geier Director, since 2020
Anthony Noto Director, since 2021
Jennifer Mulloy Director, since 2021
Marc Jones Director, since 2022
Shawn Tienken Operational or managerial control, since 2013

Source: CMS Hospital All Owners (PECOS), the people the hospital lists on its Medicare enrollment; the first 17 of 19 are shown.

Officers and key employees of Lucile Salter Packard Children'S (IRS Form 990, tax year 2024)

Lucile Salter Packard Children'S files the Form 990 for the tax ID insurers list for Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital, so these people may lead the wider organization rather than Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital alone.

Name	Title
Paul King	Dir., Pres & CEO
Patrick Idemoto	EVP & CSO (until 12/24)
Rick Majzun	EVP & COO
Dana Haering	VP & CFO
Tanya Kennedy	SVP - Chief Info & Digital Off
Jesus Cepero	SVP - Patient Care Services
Chantal Volel-Torres	SVP & Cao Phy Prac/ceo Pcha
William Wilson Jr	VP & CTO (until 11/24)
Jill Ann Sullivan	SVP - Strat Spc Pln & Gen Srvs
Rachel De Guzman	VP, Shc D&c Program Mgmt
Gregory Hogue	VP, Finance
Rishi Seth	VP - Operations Administration
Melanie Davidson	Vice President & Controller
Ilir Kullolli	VP - Info Services Operations
Michele Sanchez	Corporate Secretary
Mitchell Cohen MD	Director/cmo (as Of 1/25)
Jonathan Coslet	Director, Chair
Jennifer Mulloy	Director, Vice Chair

Board members: David Entwistle, Lloyd B Minor MD, Randall Livingston, Mary Leonard MD, Jimena Almendares, Afia Asamoah, Sierra Clark, J Taylor Crandall, Elizabeth Dunlevie, Susan Ford Dorsey, John Fowler, Brad Geier, Anne Holloway, Marc E Jones, Tonia Karr, Anthony Noto, and 2 more on the return.

Source: IRS Form 990 Part VII filed by Lucile Salter Packard Children'S (EIN 77-0003859), via the IRS e-file data. A health system's return can cover several hospitals.

Programs and facilities

340B drug pricing program
Participating since 2010
340B ID PED053305-00, registered as a children's hospital; 10 registered outpatient sites; 18 active contract pharmacies. Authorizing official: Rishi Seth, Vice President Of Operations.
Source: HRSA 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System.

Hospital-based units

Hospital-based units with their own Medicare certification

Lucile packard childrens renal
CCN 052390, certified 2004

Source: Worksheet S-2 Part I of Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital's latest Medicare cost report (HCRIS).

Frequently asked questions

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How many patients does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital admit?

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported 20,429 inpatient discharges and 116,435 inpatient days from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.

How many employees does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital have?

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported 6,588 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital make?

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reported $2.7B in net patient revenue on $10.1B of gross charges for Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2025, an operating margin of -2.0%, and net income of $164.8M.

What is Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital under employer identification number 77-0003859 (Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital). 61 health plans and networks list 77-0003859 for it.

Does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital participate in the 340B drug pricing program?

Yes. HRSA's 340B database lists Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital (340B ID PED053305-00) as a participating children's hospital since 2010, with 18 active contract pharmacies.

How many doctors are affiliated with Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital?

57 clinicians who bill Medicare list Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital as a hospital affiliation in CMS's Doctors and Clinicians data. The largest groups are pediatric nephrology physician (11), pediatric radiology physician (10), pediatric cardiology physician (9).

Is Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital, effective 2007.

Who owns Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital?

In its Medicare enrollment, Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital reports The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University as 5% or greater direct ownership interest.

What services does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital offer?

CMS lists 38 services at Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital, including Acute Renal Dialysis, Anesthesia, Audiology, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardiac Thoracic Surgery, CARF Inpatient Rehabilitation (Commission On Accreditation Of Rehabilitation Facilities Inpatient Rehabilitation).

How many beds does Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital have?

Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital has 394 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. 396 are Medicare-certified beds in CMS's Provider of Services file. Facility type: Childrens Hospital.

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