Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto

Name: Stanford University Medical Center
Address: Palo Alto, United States
Telephone: +1 650-723-2300

#98 among attractions in Palo Alto

Hospital, Health

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Stanford University Medical Center is a medical complex which includes Stanford Health Care and Stanford Children's Health. It is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the United States and serves as a teaching hospital for the Stanford University School of Medicine. In 2020–21, it was ranked by the US News as the 4th-best hospital in California and 13th-best in the country. ()

Founded: 1959 (66 years ago)Beds: 613Coordinates: 37°26'2"N, 122°10'30"W

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StanfordPalo Alto United States

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+1 650-723-2300

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Day trips

Stanford University Medical Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stanford Memorial Church, Stanford Shopping Center, Cantor Arts Center, Hoover Tower.

0.6 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Church
Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto
15 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford Memorial Church stands as a beacon of architectural beauty and historical significance on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. This non-denominational church was established as a memorial by Jane...
0.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
17 min walk • Stanford Shopping Center is an upscale open air shopping mall located on Route 82 at Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto, California. It is on the campus of Stanford University although the university only owns the land and not the actual buildings or stores.
~1230 ftE
Museum, Art museum
Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto
6 min walk • The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art, and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center, is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California.
0.6 miSE
Observation decks and towers, History museum, Museum
Hoover Tower, Palo Alto
16 min walk • Hoover Tower is a 285 feet structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became President of the United States.
1 miNE
Nightlife, Theater, Cinema
Stanford Theatre, Palo Alto
27 min walk • The Stanford Theatre is a classical independent movie theater in Palo Alto, California. It was designed and built in the 1920s as a movie palace styled in neoclassical Persian and Moorish architecture.
0.6 miS
Park, Garden
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden, Palo Alto
17 min walk • In 1994, Jim Mason, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University, arranged for two groups of men from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea to carve the New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University. The men were from several communities or villages of the Iatmul people and the Kwoma people.
~1710 ftNE
Museum, Memorial, Cemetery
Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto
9 min walk • The Stanford Mausoleum, located in the Northwest of the Stanford University campus in the Stanford University Arboretum, holds the remains of the university's namesake Leland Stanford, Jr. and his parents Leland and Jane Stanford.
~1350 ftNE
Park
Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto
7 min walk • The Arizona Cactus Garden, or, officially, Arizona Garden, also known as the Cactus Garden, is a small botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents.
0.6 miNW
Park
Allied Arts Guild, Palo Alto
15 min walk • Allied Arts Guild was founded in 1928 and is a complex of artist studios, shops, restaurant, and gardens in Menlo Park, California and is used as a venue for both public and private events.
0.4 miSE
Romanesque architecture, Universities and schools
Stanford University, Palo Alto
10 min walk • Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university located in the census-designated place of Stanford, California, near the city of Palo Alto.
0.6 miSE
Fountain
Tanner Fountain, Palo Alto
16 min walk • Tanner Fountain is a fountain on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. Located between Hoover Tower and Memorial Auditorium, the fountain was installed in 1977, having been donated by Obert Tanner and his wife to commemorate their son.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Stanford University Medical Center?

Nearby attractions include Cantor Arts Center, Palo Alto (6 min walk), Arizona Cactus Garden, Palo Alto (7 min walk), Stanford Mausoleum, Palo Alto (9 min walk), Stanford University, Palo Alto (10 min walk).

How to get to Stanford University Medical Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Stanford University Medical Center:

Bus

Stanford Medical Center • Lines: Boh, Hd, Mch, Se, Va, X, X-Ex, Y, Y-Ex (2 min walk)
Quarry Extension Mid-block • Lines: X-Ex, Y, Y-Ex (3 min walk)

Train

Palo Alto (22 min walk)
Stanford (28 min walk)