Our Services
About the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital
This Family Room is on the second floor of the Helen G. Nassif Center for Women’s and Children’s Health, and serves families whose child is being treated in the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Pediatric Unit, or the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit.
What’s available
Three sleep rooms
For naps and for overnight. Get away from the monitors and the corridor noise and recharge.
Two shower suites
With laundry, so you can wash clothes without going home.
Kitchen and Dining
A full kitchen with free breakfast and lunch with a hot meal served every evening.
Somewhere to get comfortable
A family space with couches, a fireplace, a television and activities for you to relax and recharge.
Where to find us
Where
Second floor, Helen G. Nassif Center for Women’s and Children’s Health, UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital, 150 11th Street NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Hours
The Family Room is staffed
from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
How to use it
Our Family Room is open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m., walk in any time. For the sleep rooms, speak to the staff in the morning; requests are taken daily.
Questions families ask
Yes, it’s for families with a child being treated in the NICU, Pediatric Unit, or the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital.
Yes, as long as an adult is with them.
A hot meal every evening, plus breakfast, lunch and snacks at no cost.
The Family Room is open from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. The Sleep Room is requested one night at a time through a Ronald McDonald House Family Room Staff Member, so check with them in the morning.
Staff is available from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. They will walk you through our services and help you get set up with what you need.
Our other locations
Ronald McDonald House — Iowa City
Thirty-one private rooms near University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, for families staying through their child’s treatment.
Ronald McDonald House Family Room — University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
On Level 3 in Iowa City, for families with a child in the Pediatric or Pediatric Cardiac ICU.
Thinking about staying with us? Start the process by requesting a room here.