House Inside the Hospital
 Ronald McDonald House Charities, Upper Midwest has expanded its programming to include a House inside a Hospital, located adjacent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the third floor of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN at the Minneapolis campus.
In terms of square footage, the new House is the largest inside the hospital facility within Ronald McDonald House Charities, occupying 8,500 square feet of space.
The Ronald McDonald House inside the Hospital is designed to serve families with a child in Intensive Care as well as the other most critical cases throughout the hospital. This new program is innovative, monumental and only the 5th Ronald McDonald House inside a Hospital program in the world. With no geographic requirement, this significant endeavor speaks to our ongoing commitment to serve local families.
Accommodations:
- 16 private rooms with bedrooms and showers (view rendering)
- In-room Internet, TV/DVD players, phone with hospital extensions
- Full kitchen with snacks, beverages and cooking facilities
- Laundry facilities
- Living room and lounge space with a TV
- A quiet space, computer lab with internet access
- Exercise facilities
- Outside patio
Eligibility and usage of the rooms will be determined on a nightly basis by Children’s staff.
Wish List
You can help outfit the new House at Children's - Minneapolis so that it can serve even more families in a meaningful way.
Start here:
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Visit any Kohl's stores or Best Buy stores to purchase items off the gift registry. Search for "Ronald McDonald House."
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Companies can donate (or provide at a reduced rate) items for the new House. Cold Spring Granite, RBC Tile & Stone, Andersen Windows, Henricksen, La-Z-Boy, and Snap Fitness are just a few examples of those who have contributed.
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Save your pop tabs at home, school and work. The tops from beverage cans, soup cans, pet food cans and tennis ball containers bring in $35,000 a year. Drop them off at either Ronald McDonald House or any McDonald’s® restaurant.
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