The Ronald McDonald Family Room extends the comfort of the Ronald McDonald House to Prisma Health Children’s Hospital and provides an oasis from the hustle and bustle of hospital corridors and crowded waiting rooms. The Family Room offers refreshments, internet access, and most importantly, the helping hand of caring volunteers. The room is open 8-12:30 Monday to Friday.
We offer two additional programs through our Family Room initiative. Pack-A-Smile and the Treat Trolley.
Pack-A-Smile:
The Pack-a-Smile program started as a way for RMHC Columbia, SC, to help more families during the pandemic by providing free bagged breakfast and lunch. The program was such a success and met such a need that it continues to this day. Families grab a Pack-a-Smile lunch quickly, safely, and without leaving the hospital. Pack-a-Smile lunches are nutritious, including items such as a Lunchable or Uncrustable, fruit, something salty, something sweet, a bottle of water, and a word of encouragement from our community.
Treat Trolley
For those families fortunate enough to stay with their child in the hospital, there are some disadvantages. Adequate sleep while always keeping an ear open to hear their child in the middle of the night. For this reason, we have started a Treat Trolley that travels room to room at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital to offer coffee, tea, and light breakfast items.