Ronald McDonald House - Stanford, CA
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N 37° 26.559 W 122° 10.451
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Ronald McDonald in Stanford, CA. The facility is served by Stanford University.
Waymark Code: WM5ETN
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2008
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"Ronald McDonald House in Palo Alto was built in 1979. The House has since been expanded to include a total of 47 guestrooms with private baths. The House features two specialized (or isolated) "Immune Wings": The Garden Immune Wing with six rooms for children after they have received bone-marrow transplants; and the Maya Immune Wing with eight suites, including kitchen, living/dining, bedroom and bath for young heart and lung transplant recipients.
To underscore its home-away-from-home environment, the House has a communal kitchen as well as a common dining room, living rooms, and laundry areas.
Personal refrigerators and food lockers are available for each family to keep their food in. The House's Pantry Program keeps certain nonperishable, staple food items, as well as milk, in stock to help supplement the families if they can't get to the grocery store. Breakfast pastries are donated daily by Starbucks. Several times per week, restaurants or volunteer groups prepare or deliver supper for the families.
Amenities
The rooms vary in size to reflect the number of family members staying at the House. All rooms contain appropriate bedding and towels, plus a lamp.
Requirements
There are four requirements to be eligible for a room at the House:
1. The child/patient must be receiving treatment at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) or Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
2. The child/patient must be 18 years or younger, though children who have stayed at the House prior to their 18th birthday are able to use our facilities until they reach age 21.
3. The family must live at least 50 miles away from the House. The distance requirement can be modified under certain conditions.
4. A pregnant woman who needs to be near LPCH because her baby will need urgent surgery at birth may also stay at the House." (
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