Families looking for a place to relax while their child is sick at Advocate Children's Hospital will have a space to do so at the Ronald McDonald Family Room. The Family Room is expected to be open for families next month.
Families looking for respite while their child is hospitalized at Advocate Children’s Hospital, located within the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital campus in Park Ridge, will have something that looks a little like home thanks to philanthropic efforts. On Oct. 25, the children’s hospital hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Ronald McDonald Family Room.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana is opening a Family Room at Advocate Children's Hospital at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. The space will be free for families to use and includes four private bedrooms, a work-from-home office, and a laundry room. Members of the Family Advisory Council, made up of volunteers who had children stay at the hospital in the recent past, were able to give feedback on what the Family Room should have.
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