Mission:
To provide a "Home Away From Home" for families of children and youth seeking medical treatment in our community.
Opened:
March 23, 1990
Facility:
- 19,000 square foot farm style home
- 17 bedrooms with private bath
- Community style kitchen, dining room, playroom, recreation room with TV and pool tables
- Large laundry room, great room and sun room
- Five beautiful park-like acres with a playhouse, playground equipment, grill and outdoor furniture
Complimentary Services:
- Shuttle Service 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Taxi vouchers are provided for after hour emergencies.
- Prepared meals, nonperishable food items, dairy products, and homemade baked goods.
- Laundry facility and laundry supplies.
- Children's playroom, playhouse, playscape, games, books, and puzzles.
- Recreation room with pool table, library, & foosball.
- On-site mailboxes, wireless internet and computer access.
- Family passes provided to area attractions
- McDonalds 50% off discount cards available.
Referral Sources:
All hospital and medical treatment programs located in Grand Rapids can refer parents with children 21 years or younger receiving inpatient or outpatient care.
Referral Procedures:
New guests may be referred by hospital personnel, a doctor's office or outpatient clinic. Guests may self refer provided they have a child under 21 receiving medical treatment in a Grand Rapids medical facility.
Families are placed on a waiting list and rooms are confirmed on the date of arrival. The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan does not take reservations.
Rooms are assigned on a first come, first serve basis with prioritization given to families of patients who live the greatest distance from medical facility.
Hotel referrals are made at a compassionate rate when the House is full.
Day passes are available for families who do not require overnight accommodation and those who live 30 miles or less from medical facility.
2010 Numbers
Medical Visits by Guests
| Location: |
|
Number of Visits: |
|
Percentage: |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Guest Visits by Hospital: |
|
687 |
|
100% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Spectrum Health Medical Center: |
|
565 |
|
82.24% |
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Service: |
|
40 |
|
5.83% |
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital: |
|
38 |
|
5.53% |
| Forest View Hospital: |
|
30 |
|
4.36% |
| Conductive Learning Center: |
|
9 |
|
1.31% |
| Other (Hope Network, Doctor's Office etc.): |
|
5 |
|
.73% |
Patient Diagnosis:
| Diagnosis: |
|
Number of Diagnosis: |
|
Percentage: |
| Neonatal |
|
239 |
|
34.7% |
| Pediatric |
|
111 |
|
16.16% |
| Outpatient |
|
87 |
|
12.66% |
| Psychiatric |
|
64 |
|
9.32% |
| Doctor Appointment |
|
43 |
|
6.26% |
| Pediatric Intensive Care |
|
39 |
|
4.68% |
| Surgery |
|
26 |
|
3.78% |
| Rehabilitation |
|
25 |
|
3.64% |
| Oncology |
|
21 |
|
3.06% |
| Intensive Feeding Program |
|
11 |
|
1.60% |
| Other ( Neurology, Heart Center, Eating Disorders, Etc.) |
|
21 |
|
3.06% |
Top 5 Referral Counties ( # of Guest Visits)
| County: |
|
|
Number of Referrals: |
| Muskegon |
|
|
66 |
| Grand Traverse |
|
|
48 |
| Ottawa |
|
|
35 |
| Mason |
|
|
32 |
| Antrim/Berrien |
|
|
28
|
| |
|
|
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| Counties Served: |
|
|
64 |
| Precentage of Counties: |
|
|
77.12% |
Funding:
Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan is independently funded and operated. The local house is responsible for its own $500,000 budget. Ronald McDonald House Charities and McDonald's Corporation are separate organizations supportive to the House's mission.
Room Contributions:
Guest families are asked to make a contribution toward their stay. No one is turned away due to the inability to contribute.
- Each guest family is asked to make a suggested contribution of $25 per night.
- Medicaid and/or Children's Special Health Care may be billed with prior authorization from the family's DHS/CSHC case worker.
- Auto Insurance and other medical insurance may be billed in some instances. Families are asked to check with their insurance company regarding their eligibility.
Housing Numbers:
| Total Number of Families Served: |
|
460 families |
| Total Number of Families Visits (Including returning families): |
|
687 visits |
| Total Number of Nights of Lodging Provided: |
|
3,601 nights |
| Occupancy Rate: |
|
66% |
| Average Length of Stay: |
|
5 Days |
| Number of Families Unable to be Accomodated: |
|
308 families |
Guest Services Numbers:
| Number of Community-Prepared Meals: |
|
270 Meals |
| Number of miles traveled by Ronald Mcdonald House Shuttle: |
|
20.531 miles |
| Amount of Areas that the Free Shuttle Service is Provided |
|
11 area Hospital/Facilities |
| Average trips the shuttle driver makes per week: |
|
70 trips |
| Number of Taxi Vouchers: |
|
141 |
| Number of Hotel Referrals: |
|
26 |
| Self-Pay: |
|
0 |
| Subsidy Program: |
|
6 |
2010 Volunteer Facts
| Volunteer Service Hours: |
|
8,565.5 hrs |
| Number of Active Volunters ( 30 hrs +): |
|
94 Volunteers |
| Number of Shuttle Drivers: |
|
49 Drivers |
| Number of In-House Volunteers: |
|
79 Volunteers |
Our Volunteers!
- 112 McMeal Makers prepared 270 home-cooked meals for guests.
- 85 McCookie Bakers provided 466 batches of homemade cookies for guests.
- 12 McDairy Pals donated 156 loaves of bread, gallons of milk, cartons of eggs, tubs of butter to stock the House "community" refrigerator.