Program areas at Ronald McDonald House Houston
Holcombe houseat the holcombe House, families stay in a home-like environment near the Texas medical center hospitals while their seriously ill children are being treated as inpatients or outpatients. The freestanding holcombe House has seventy bedrooms with private baths, a large communal kitchen/dining room, laundry room, playroom, and teen game room and is conveniently located on the campus of the Texas medical center. Complimentary shuttle transportation is provided to children and families. The House encourages caring and sharing among guest families and their seriously ill children. Parents find mutual comfort and support from each other, and the children find playmates and friends who are going through similar treatments. Program, event, and volunteer operations in 2022 returned to pre-covid-19 level and volumes.
Ronald Mcdonald House Houston inside children's memorial hermann hospital:the children's memorial hermann hospital ("cmhh") House offers a total of twenty bedrooms for overnight sleep accommodations and day napping for families with children who are inpatients at cmhh. The House has family lounges that are adjacent to the intensive care and inpatient units that offer a quiet sitting area, dining tables, television, snacks, fresh coffee, and periodic meals provided by volunteers. Program activities in 2022 returned to pre-covid-19 levels.
Ronald Mcdonald House Houston inside Texas children's hospitalthe Texas children's hospital ("tch") House offers nineteen bedrooms for overnight sleep accommodations and day napping for families with children who are inpatients at tch. The House has a kitchen, dining room, laundry room, library/computer room, and quiet room for families to use at their convenience. This House, in addition to overnight stays, offers daily usage of common areas for caregivers to relax, find a bite to eat, and/or talk with volunteers and other parents. This House provides the comforts of home within minutes of the child's treatment area and relieves some of the stress of spending hours or days in a sterile waiting room environment. Rmh operates a total of ten family rooms, lounges, and family kitchens in different locations throughout tch. These areas are adjacent to inpatient, intensive care, and outpatient care units and offer a quiet sitting area, dining tables, television, snacks, fresh coffee, and periodic meals provided by volunteers. Many are open and available to families on a 24/7 basis. Program activities in 2022 returned to pre-coivd-19 levels.
Ronald Mcdonald House Houston inside md anderson children's cancer hospital:located on the pediatric floor, the family kitchen and lounge areas include a library and computers, a waiting area with aquarium, television, comfortable seating, dining tables, snacks, fresh coffee, and periodic meals provided by volunteers. Two bedrooms are available for overnight sleeping accommodations for families with children who are inpatients at md anderson children's cancer hospital. Program activities in 2022 returned to pre-covid-19 levels.