Ronald McDonald House - Fort Smith
Next to Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
RMHC of Arkoma is excited to announce the addition of an eleven-bedroom Ronald McDonald House in Fort Smith! With construction planned just a short walk away from Mercy’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the House will offer a place of respite to families of critically ill children from the River Valley, just as our existing Ronald McDonald Family Room has done for the past nine years. Continued support of the local community gives us the extraordinary opportunity to bring comfort home to thousands of more families in the coming years!
How Will The New House Keep Families Close?The 8,500 square foot Ronald McDonald House will provide many amenities for families in addition to the eleven overnight suites with full baths, including a laundry room, kitchen, and fully stocked pantry, dining room, playroom with outdoor playground, media room, and covered porch for relaxing. Located on the campus of Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, next to the Labor & Delivery Tower, families will be walking distance away from their child during their hospital stay.
The Ronald McDonald House is designed to provide a place of comfort to families of children ages 21 and under who are being treated at Mercy Hospital, all at no cost to families. In addition, the House will increase service to local families by a projected 300%, allowing even more families to be present and involved in their child’s treatment and recovery in the hospital.
“We are very excited about the Ronald McDonald House,” said Samantha Cole, director of Maternal Child Services at Mercy Fort Smith. “This is such a needed benefit for our community. Many times our NICU babies have big brothers and sisters, and with the opening of the RMH, the whole family will be together during the NICU stay in a house-like environment that allows mom and dad to be close.”
To learn more about the new House or to make a donation, visit: http://thefortsmithhouse.com
When Will The New House Open?
Official construction began on December 28, 2020, and the House is set to open its doors to families Fall of 2021.
How You Can Support
Purchase a Home of HopeA gift that brings comfort to families, including your own.
Share your symbol of comfort with families and friends:
- Memorialize a loved one
- Celebrate a family member or friend
- Honor your family name
- Recognize your organization
When you do, you will:
- Give stressed parents nights of stay near their child in the hospital.
- Give families a hot meal when they return to the House at night.
- Create a “home-away-from-home” for families who have no other options.
- Have permanent symbol of love and honor inside Ronald McDonald House
We invite you to support a family with your own “Home of Hope.” The Homes will be installed in our hall of hope to inspire comfort for the brave families we serve. Learn more.
Financial Gifts
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES
With the construction and establishment of a larger floor plan, the New Ronald McDonald House presents an opportunity for individuals and companies to sponsor the annual operations of one of many family areas. To sponsor and name an available space, please contact lindsay@rmhcofarkoma.org.
DONATE
Families with children undergoing medical treatment deserve a supporting and comforting space to stay close. Contributions to the ‘bringing comfort home to Fort Smith’ capital campaign sends a message of hope and strength to families in a time when they need it most.
Provide Necessities For A New Home
Wish List Needs
We will keep our House & pantry stocked, to keep families fed no matter their schedule. Coffee in the middle of the night, a quick snack between feedings–whatever they need, we need your help to provide. We are incredibly grateful for our friends in the community who help provide families with the daily necessities that make their stay a comfortable one.
Gift Card Needs
Gift Cards make it possible to provide essential items for more families to experience a home-away-from-home during their hospital stay. Your gift card donation allows RMHC of Arkoma the ability to provide necessary home goods (bedding, rugs, lamps, etc.), pantry items, garden and patio supplies, and more amenities immediately when our doors open and beyond. All gift cards can be dropped off, or mailed to either address below.
Online Gift Cards?
Please send all digital gift cards via email to info@thefortsmithhouse.com.
Items may be dropped off at:
7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR
Labor & Delivery Tower.
Any Day, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Call (479) 314-8030 to arrange a curbside drop-off.
1333 Arapaho Ave, Suite C, Springdale, AR
Mon-Thur, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Fri, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Call (479) 756-5600 to arrange a curbside drop-off.
