The Ronald McDonald House

• 41 guest rooms

• Opened June 27, 2007

• Has Averaged 97% occupancy with 15-19 average waiting list

Grand Opening-Original

Birmingham Ronald McDonald

House

1979

5th RMH Worldwide

297 Houses Today

First house to open debt-free

Madison Chadwick

Montgomery, AL

Type 1 Diabetes

Mackenzie Jackson

Receiving Kidney Transplant TODAY

Mobile, AL

Nolan

Connecticut

Constraint Therapy Patient

Rashunda, Age 16Canton, Mississippi

Liver transplant

Girl Scout “Gift of Sharing” Day, March 6, 2010

RMH Snow Day!

The Crenshaw’s

Thank You for helping Hammer Home the Ronald McDonald Family Room at

DCH Regional Medical Center!

147 in the world

80 in North America

1st in Alabama

Opened March 23, 2010...

a place of respite…

...a place of healing

...a place of hope

...a place where families find comfort in knowing they are only steps away from their child’s bedside

…it is a place to laugh and cry

...a place to gather strength and be comforted

...a place of warmth and light during some of life’s darkest moments

...this is the Ronald McDonald Family Room at DCH Tuscaloosa.

When families walk into the Ronald McDonald Family Room at DCH Tuscaloosa, we want them to forget they’re in a hospital.

   

The Ronald McDonald Family Room offers a special place of respite, relaxation and privacy within the walls of DCH Regional Medical Center's pediatric unit.  The Ronald McDonald Family Room will include:

- Kitchen- Light Snacks- Computer- Internet Access- Large Screen

Television- La-Z-Boys- Washer/Dryer

Over 32,000 families have

stayed at Birmingham's

Ronald McDonald

House since we opened our

doors in 1979

• 40% of guests reported family income < 20,000/year

• The average stay was 11.25 days, The longest stay was 173 nights in 2009.

• Families from 67 Alabama counties, 14 states, and the Republic of Kosovo

1,101 Family Stays in 2009

• Top 5 counties served: Houston, Mobile, Montgomery, Lee and Calhoun.

• Percentage of stays by Health Care Provider: CHSYS 61% UAB 38%

1,101 Family Stays in 2009

75% of guest families say that the availability of the House

was “very important” to their decision to come to Birmingham

for care.

•62% of families learned about RMHCA from hospital staff

•14% learned about RMHCA through doctors

Help Children Heal Better and Faster• Research shows that a family presence

in the hospital helps children heal faster. Staying close by allows parents to better communicate with their child’s medical team and improves adherence to complicated treatment plans.

A House of Love

A House of New Beginnings

Alissa Long, born December 25, 2007, She weighed 15 oz.

The Gold Bracelet on her arm is her father’s wedding ring.

It is a House of Hope

A House Birmingham and Alabama Can Be Proud

Of