Stanford Health Care
5555 W Las Positas Blvd · Pleasanton, California 94588Stanford Health Care, located in Palo Alto, CA, is a leading academic medical center renowned for its patient care, research, and medical education. Affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, it is consistently ranked among the nation's best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, excelling in numerous specialties. The hospital is a Level I Trauma Center, offers comprehensive services from primary care to highly specialized treatments like organ transplantation and advanced cancer care, and is at the forefront of medical innovation and technology. It is committed to providing personalized, compassionate care and advancing medicine through groundbreaking research and clinical trials.
Specialties & Programs
Hospital information
- 24/7 Emergency Care
- Available
- Adult Trauma Center
- Level I
- Pediatric Trauma Center
- Level I
More emergency department details
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Available
Provided by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, which is adjacent and part of the same medical center.
- Stroke Center
- Available
Comprehensive Stroke Center (certified by The Joint Commission)
- Cardiac Emergency Capabilities
- Available
Comprehensive cardiac emergency services, including interventional cardiology for heart attacks and advanced arrhythmia care.
- Burn Center
- Available
Information not available at this time. Please call (925) 416-3600 to inquire.
- Air Ambulance / Helipad
- Available
Level I Trauma Center, 24/7 emergency care, specialized teams for stroke, cardiac, and critical injuries.
About Emergency Department Waits
Emergency departments treat patients according to medical urgency rather than arrival order. Wait times can change rapidly based on patient volume, ambulance arrivals, trauma cases and available treatment space. Patients with life-threatening conditions are prioritized immediately. This note is general information and does not describe Stanford Health Care's current wait.

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