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Visiting the Family Room
Take a break together as a family at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Wollongong Hospital.
Our Ronald McDonald Family Room offers respite for you and your family while visiting or staying with a child in hospital. Step away from the ward and into our Family Room where our volunteers can make you a cup of tea or you can enjoy a freshly baked muffin or piece of cake. You’ll find a full kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities, as well as a comfortable lounge space and children’s play area.
Eligibility
We want to make sure families have a home-away-from-home inside the Hospital, away from the clinical environment of the ward. That’s why our Family Room is free and open to all families whose children are undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment at Wollongong Hospital.
Fees
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms are free of charge. Thanks to generous donations, families have a space away from the wards to relax and simply be together. If you would like to offer support or make a donation of goods to our Family Room, please contact our House.
Volunteering
Interested in volunteering at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Wollongong Hospital? Please contact Wendy Chin, Family Room Manager at volunteering.sydney@rmhc.org.au
Come and visit
Level 3, Wollongong Public Hospital
Loftus Street Wollongong NSW 2500
T: (02) 4222 5000
Hospital Family Room Location
Ronald McDonald Family Room Wollongong Family Room is located on Level 3.
Find Us
Level 3, Wollongong Public Hospital Loftus Street Wollongong NSW 2500
Family Room Facilities
Our Ronald McDonald Family Room is a refuge for you and your family while visiting or staying with a child in hospital. Step away from the ward and into our inviting Family Room where there is a kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities. For the comfort of our families, we have a cosy lounge area, two quiet rooms for rest and relaxation, as well as space for the kids to play. By giving your kids some much needed space to play, we’re making the time your family spends in hospital just that little bit easier.
Kitchen
We’ve made our Family Room as homely as possible. We have a fully equipped kitchen where our Volunteers prepare and serve fresh food and drinks to our Families.
Bathroom facilities
Our bathroom includes a shower and toiletries for freshening up.
Lounge/ Dining area
Relax in our lounge area, with a selection of Foxtel channels and share meals with the Family in our Dining space.
Play area
By giving your kids some much needed space to play, were making the time your family spends in hospital just that little bit easier.
Laundry
Our Volunteers are able to offer the Laundry of Love service to our Families- washing and drying their clothes, whilst they are away from home.
Family Room Programs
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms rely on the work of our volunteers and the financial support of individual and corporate donations.
There are many ways you can contribute to our Family Room located in Wollongong Hospital.
Get Involved
Discuss how you, your organisation, school or business can help and become involved.
Call us: (02) 4222 5000
Email us: amanda.taylor@rmhc.org.au
Make a donation
As an individual, a group or corporate sponsor, you can assist through regular or one-off donations of money, goods or services, by sponsoring a room, or by organising or attending a fundraising event.
Volunteering
A rewarding and enriching experience, as a volunteer, you will witness the amazing difference you can make first-hand by assisting with day-to-day tasks, helping to run activities, or even something as simple as offering a welcoming smile and a listening ear to a family member in need.
Host a Fundraiser
Fundraising is an easy, meaningful and fun way to raise money. From sausage sizzles and trivia nights, to raising money on personal celebration days in lieu of gifts, you can give the gift of togetherness to families with seriously ill children.
Other ways to help
There are many other ways that you get get involved and help our Programs and families.