Stanford children’s hospital to modernize after $25 million donation

Stanford Children’s Hospital to Modernize After $25 Million Donation

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford will undergo major modernization thanks to a $25 million gift from Bay Area philanthropists Carol and Ned Spieker. The contribution will support significant renovations to the hospital’s West Building, which includes the Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Newborn Services.

The project aims to improve privacy for patients and enhance comfort for families, advancing Stanford Medicine Children’s Health’s commitment to superior maternal and newborn care.

“[Carol and Ned Spieker’s] generosity helps turn our vision for a completely reimagined space into reality — to serve and support more families from our community and beyond,”

said Luanne Smedley, executive director of the Johnson Center, in an email to The Daily.

The Spiekers, who both participated as Class of 2016 Distinguished Careers Institute fellows at Stanford, stated that their own children and grandchildren were born at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

“We care deeply about helping growing families in our community get the best possible care,”
“We feel fortunate that they are healthy and thriving, and we want to help ensure that future generations of moms and babies receive the support they need.”

According to Smedley, the hospital welcomes around 4,500 babies annually — nearly twelve each day — and about 70 percent of those births are considered high-risk.

Author’s Summary

A $25 million donation from Carol and Ned Spieker will fund a major renovation of Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital to expand and modernize maternal and newborn care facilities.

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The Stanford Daily The Stanford Daily — 2025-11-10

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