The Family Resource Center and Ronald McDonald Family Room provides families with some of the comforts of home, just steps away from their child’s bedside.
Family Resource Center
Located on the third floor of the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, the Family Resource Center – staffed by volunteers of Nemours as well as the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware – allows parents to take care of their own personal needs while their child is hospitalized.
We currently offer the following amenities:
- a comfortable seating area available around the clock, to give families a break from the medical setting
- a business center with a copier, fax machine, computers, and printers
- free wireless Internet access
- a library, provided through the generosity of the hospital’s Auxiliary, stocked with books, periodicals, and other materials
- a Family Education Center to facilitate individual or group instruction on skills parents need to care for their child (available by appointment)
- 24-hour laundry facilities
- a kitchenette and microwave oven, so that parents can prepare a snack or light meal while staying close to their child’s room
- three quiet, comfortable sleeping rooms in partnership with the Ronald McDonald House*
- shower facilities
*Reservations for the sleep rooms are arranged through the social workers assigned to each unit.
The Family Resource Center is a joint project of the duPont Hospital for Children and the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware. Since its opening in February 2008, the Center has greeted 36,226 grateful guests, allowing 1,864 to do laundry, 1,283 to grab a hot shower, and 414 to get some much-needed rest in the sleep room.