Ronald McDonald House Charities – The Big Build
One Big Build, One Big Goal
RMHC Alberta is working toward a future when no family is turned away due to a lack of space. To get there, we are focused on plans for future expansion in our two biggest facilities, Calgary and Edmonton. This is where the existing service gap is greatest.
Our waitlists every night for a family suite in Calgary and Edmonton points to the dire need for expansion. An estimated 6,900 seriously ill children who bear the burden of traveling 100 km or more (round trip) to access healthcare did not stay at one of the four Ronald McDonald Houses in Alberta
Tens of thousands of families have come through our doors and received the support and healthcare access they need. But even with all the families we’ve helped since 1985, we can only serve a small portion of the province who need to travel for pediatric care. With over 65% of the population living outside a location with a specialized children’s hospital—the need to travel for treatment is very high in Canada.
More Capacity
The proposed expansions will nearly triple the amount of currently available suites.
More Nights of Comfort
By expanding the Houses, we can provide an additional 45,000 nights. That equals 70,000 Nights of Comfort
More Families
We’ll be able to serve 2,400 families annually with our expansion—double our current number!
With your help, the children that need us can focus on getting better and leave the building to the professionals.
At RMHC Alberta, we are working toward a future where no family has been turned away due to a lack of space. We are focusing on expanding our biggest facilities in Calgary and Edmonton. The nightly waitlists for family suites in these facilities point to the dire need for expansion. Our proposed expansion will triple the number of suites that we have available. This development will allow us to provide even more nights of comfort for families that really need it.