2013-07
The House that Love Built
Asia’s first Ronald McDonald House® was built in Hong Kong in 1996. The House is the cornerstone project of RMHC, which is a not-for-profit making organization. Only a 4-minute walk from the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin, the House provides comprehensive facilities including 23 bedrooms, kitchen, library, computer room, dining room as well as an isolation suite specially for child patients after bone marrow transplant operation. Besides offering temporary shelter for families while they go through the most challenging time in their life, the House is also full of love and care.
1996 – Grand Opening
1997 – First Family Check in
1999 – No. of voulunteers: over 1,500
2002 – Families served : Over 500
2008 – Renovation & Room Expansion Project started. No. of Bedrooms increased from 20 to 23 with 1 isolation suite
What is its purpose?
Sick children need more than good medical attention. They need emotional support from their parents, brothers and sisters. Families, in turn, need comfort as they find their day-to-day problems are often compounded. They may have travelled a distance for medical care, and may have to pay expensive accommodation costs. Ronald McDonald House provides a resting-place in lieu of hospital corridors and floors, and is a source of additional strength and stability for families when a child is seriously ill.
Families they have served
Ronald McDonald House® has helped families from all over Asia in coping with the trials and tribulations of a seriously ill child. Here are just a few of their stories.
The House that Love Built
