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Ronald McDonald House® Greater Chattanooga Programs

Helping families stay together.

Ronald McDonald House® Family Room

The Ronald McDonald House Family Room, located on the third floor of Erlanger, provides daytime respite for both commuting and inpatient families who spend long hours at their child’s bedside. Without leaving the hospital, families can shower, do laundry, enjoy a snack, and access wellness navigation resources—offering comfort and relief during a demanding hospital stay.

Ronald McDonald House

The Ronald McDonald House Greater Chattanooga provides free lodging, meals, and support for regional families with critically ill children, so they can stay close and be at the heart of their child’s care. By removing the burden of housing costs, the House allows families to remain close to their hospitalized child, stay bonded, and focus fully on healing during an incredibly difficult time.

Ronald McDonald House: House to Home

The Ronald McDonald House: House to Home Program is a remote, community-based initiative designed to be hosted and replicated across the Ronald McDonald House Greater Chattanooga service area in response to geographic referral patterns and local family needs.

The Cleveland/Bradley County Ronald McDonald House: House to Home Program supports families before, during, and after hospitalizations and medical treatments by connecting them to community-based assistance, trusted information, and coordinated resources as they navigate their child’s medical journey.

Hospitality a la Carte

As an extension of the Family Room, Hospitality a la Carte was launched in 2017 to allow Ronald McDonald House Greater Chattanooga to further the reach to more family members with a loved one in Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. 

Operated by Erlanger volunteers, the Hospitality a la Carte visits patients’ rooms in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care, Labor and Delivery rooms, and the High-risk Pregnancy Unit mornings every Monday-Friday. Offering coffee and tea, snacks, reading materials as well as small toys and crafts.