New Children’s Hospital to open doors in December

Kimberly Mitchell, Staff Writer
November 2, 2017
In just one month, the new Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford will officially open, offering state-of-the-art medical facilities and energy efficient technology, while immersing patients in nature. The extension more than doubles the size of the hospital with the addition of a 521,000 square foot building and 3.5 acres of healing gardens. As one of A...
U.S. introduces ability to text 911

Aria Frangos, Staff Writer
May 20, 2014
Filed under Campus
As of May 15, 2014, America’s four major cellphone carriers have launched the service of text communication to 911 instead of placing a call. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon are testing out the new service in rural communities where emergency call centers are equipped to receive text messaging....