World's First Makerspace in a Children's Hospital

Cancer patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford now have access to the world's first makerspace in a children's hospital setting and it’s giving them an opportunity to create solutions to problems that may impact them throughout their treatment. The makerspace is setting patients up to be part of the next big culture of innovation in healthcare. They’re on the front lines receiving medical treatment. Why can’t they be the next big innovators and entrepreneurs?

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