Ronald McDonald House - Brookline, MA
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The Ronald McDonald House in Brookline is near the Longwood Medical Center, which has many hospitals in one area, including Children's Hospital.
Waymark Code: WMFY3A
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2012
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In Brookline, near the Longwood Medical Center area in Boston, is the Ronald McDonald House on Kent Street.
The house is located on Kent Street, near the intersection with Newell Street. It is in a residential neighborhood on a quiet street. Watch the signs for parking on street.
The house, as described on the web site, is a Victorian mansion built in 1868. The house became a Ronald McDonald House on September 7, 1979. It has nine bedrooms, plus a kitchen, living room, and outdoor play area. The carriage house was converted in 1985 to a Transplant Recovery Center, the first of its type in the country. This facility has seven bedrooms and is designed for patients who had bone marrow or stem cell transplants. In 1994, an addition to the main house was made to meet the needs for more transplant recovery units, adding seven units.
Address:
229 Kent Street
Brookline, MA United States of America
02446
Phone Number: 617 734-3333
Number of Rooms: 22
Date Founded: 9/7/1979
Web Site for this Ronald McDonald House: [Web Link]
Name of nearby Hospital(s) served: Boston Childrens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic
Web Site for the Hospital served: http://www.childrenshospital.org/
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