{"id":689,"date":"2023-02-23T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T20:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmhottawa.com\/ournewhouse\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T20:17:51","slug":"rmhco-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ronaldmcdonaldhouseottawa.ca\/ournewhouse\/rmhco-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"RMHCO Facts!"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Our House has been <strong>a source of safety and support<\/strong> to families for almost 40 years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RMHCO gives families a place to stay<\/strong> during what is one of the most difficult times in their lives.<\/li>\n<li>Families stay here together while their child receives care at CHEO, rarely having time to pack and prepare; <strong>many families are immediately split up and sent into hospital life<\/strong> hours away from home.<\/li>\n<li>We currently serve families who are over 80 km away: many from Cornwall, Pembroke, Timmins, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, and the Canadian North, including Nunavut.<\/li>\n<li>RMHCO was one of the original 5 Ronald McDonald Houses built in Canada in 1984, and <strong>we will be the last to grow.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Costs of rentals and <strong>hotels could equal thousands and thousands of dollars each month out of pocket<\/strong>; many families unexpectedly have weeks\/months \u2013 sometimes years &#8211; added to their child\u2019s diagnosis.<\/li>\n<li>We <strong>fill a critical gap<\/strong> in Canada\u2019s social infrastructure and enable equitable access to Canada\u2019s pediatric hospitals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>HOUSE FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The House currently has: 14 bedrooms, a large communal kitchen and dining room, a library, a games room, a TV room, outside grounds to play in and more. <strong>Homecooked meals cooked by our volunteers<\/strong>; movie nights; birthday and holiday celebrations; a beautiful outdoor serene space; and pet and music therapy visits, among many others.<\/li>\n<li>We have represented families from every province and territory in Canada except the Northwest Territories<\/li>\n<li>We operate at an occupancy rate of 100%, while our wait list continues to grow (<strong>in one year we turned away nearly 150 families<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>We aim to <strong>annually provide 3,100 meals<\/strong> in House to the families staying here, donated through our Meals That Heal<\/li>\n<li><strong>We have provided approximately 170,000 Nights of Comfort for families.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Our longest stay was a family from Nunavut, <strong>734 nights<\/strong> at the RMHCO, saving them over 2 years\u2019 worth of living expenses, projected at over $200,000.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve had 12 families stay over a year, 36 families longer than 200 nights, and 107 families over 100 nights.<\/li>\n<li>Within CHEO we operate 2 family rooms staffed by volunteers, one in Pediatric Intensive Care on floor 3, and another on the 5<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>The RMHCO rooms within the hospital offer large, comfortable lounge space, snacks, coffee and tea, shower facilities, laundry services and 4 over night sleep rooms. Most often, <strong>these rooms are used by families who live in Ottawa<\/strong> offering the comforts of home within the hospital.<\/li>\n<li>Both of our Family Rooms are heavily used, in one year alone, <strong>we saw over 28,000 visitors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>OUR NEW HOUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>We need to add 22 rooms to meet the current needs<\/strong>, for a total of 36 bedrooms.<\/li>\n<li>During an average year we can have around 500 family-visits, but with this new build we can accommodate over 1,300 family-visits per year.<\/li>\n<li>We are breaking ground this spring <strong>to make room for ALL families who need a home-away-from-home<\/strong> while their child seeks medical care.<\/li>\n<li>We will have spaces <strong>tailored to the diverse needs of every family<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Our parcel of land is large enough that we do not have to move to grow, we are 167 steps door-to-door from CHEO.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding this \u201cnew house\u201d will shorten the eligibility distance for families living closer than 80km away.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Our carbon-neutral House will be Rick Hansen Foundation Certified, following the highest level of accessibility standards, and built to the LEED Gold standard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cCHEO saved our daughter\u2026 Ronald McDonald <\/strong><strong>House saved our family.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our House has been a source of safety and support to families for almost 40 years. 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