make a hospital stay easier to handle. john blackstone took a tour. >> reporter: a playground is a key feature of a ground-breaking new children's hospital at stanford university. christopher dawes is proud of all the details. >> this is a photo op for the families and for us too. >> reporter: dawes heads the newly opened lucile packard children's hospital at stanford university. >> we have an outdoor patio for every floor. >> i have the view. >> reporter: karina garcia is one of the first patients. >> how many things are you hooked up to anyway? >> like a million. >> reporter: her recovery for surgery for serious intestinal problems has been made easier in a hospital designed from the ground up to serve young patients and their families. >> i like these. >> reporter: when she is able to take a walk with a nurse and her mother, lucila, she seeks out the animal sculptures that dot the hallways. she was particularly delighted to discover the cow, made out of toys. >> what difference...