Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Southern Arizona

Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of souther Arizona owns and operates a 27-bedroom House in tucson, Arizona that provides temporary housing for families of seriously ill children who must leave their communities to seek medical care for their children. The House serves families of children receiving treatment at banner university medical center, tucson medical center, carondelet st. joseph's hospital, and other clinics in the tucson area. In 2023, 580 families stayed at the Ronald Mcdonald House for a total of 4,727 "family nights". Families of seriously ill children age 21 and under are eligible to stay at the Ronald Mcdonald House. They can be referred to the House by a social worker, nurse, doctor, or other medical professionals or can self refer. They are eligible to stay as long as their child is receiving medical care at no charge. The House is also an approved lodging facility for families covered by Arizona's medicaid program (ahcccs).

The Ronald Mcdonald care mobile, in partnership with chiricahua community health centers, Inc. (cchci) brings dental care to children in cochise county. Our clinical service providers reported 714 dental visits (most of these are children who would otherwise not be able to see a dentist) and 714 health education visits. The Ronald Mcdonald care mobile in partnership with mhc healthcare launched in december.

The Ronald Mcdonald family room programs at banner children's diamond children's medical center and tucson medical center extends of the services of Ronald Mcdonald House of Southern Arizona. The family rooms serve all pediatric in-patient families at both hospitals. They are special places within the hospitals, near the neonatal intensive care unit, where families can relax and regroup while still being close to their child. During 2023, we saw 18,548 visits to the family rooms.