RMHC Dayton serves as the critical link to keeping families emotionally, physically, and financially healthy while caring for their ill or injured child.
Our programs provide families safe, comfortable, and affordable accommodations near the medical provider where their child is being treated. We do this through two core programs – the Ronald McDonald House (House) and the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms (Family Rooms).
These programs support family-centered care, a philosophy that places the highest value on health care that is provided in the context of the needs of a patient, their family, and their community.
Research shows that our programs play an important role in our region’s healthcare continuum by enabling the following:
- Bridging access to top medical care for seriously ill children who must travel long distances for care
- Providing families with emotional and physical comfort and support
- Enhancing a child and family’s hospital experience
- Improving a family’s coping and cohesion
- Improving a child’s recovery and outcomes
Read more about RMHC’s Research Impact here.
The Ronald McDonald House
Located across the street from Dayton Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s Ohio, and just minutes away from Miami Valley Hospital and Kettering Medical Center, our Ronald McDonald House provides families with many of the comforts of home, such as home-cooked meals, on site laundry facilities and 14 private guest rooms at no cost to them.
The average stay for a family is 12-13 nights and many of our families have frequent stays with us during their healthcare journey.
Read more about the Ronald McDonald House here
The Ronald McDonald Family Rooms
The Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are purpose-built places that offer families of sick or injured children a chance to take care of everyday needs. Whether it’s doing the laundry or just getting a much-needed cup of coffee, families will have the peace of mind that their child is just a few steps away.
There is a Ronald McDonald Family Room at Dayton Children’s Hospital and one inside Emmett’s Place at Miami Valley Hospital.
Read more about the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms here
