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Please carefully review our eligibility requirements before submitting a housing request form.
Eligibility Requirements
San Francisco & Stanford
There are four eligibility requirements for families requesting accommodation at our Ronald McDonald Houses located near Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and inside UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
- The child/patient must be receiving in-patient or out-patient treatment at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals or Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford or Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
- A pregnant woman who needs to be near the hospital because her baby will need urgent surgery at birth are also eligible for family housing stays.
- The child/patient must be 18 years or younger; children who have stayed at the House prior to their 18th birthday are able to use our facilities until they reach age 21.
- The family must live at least 50 miles away from the House. Note: Our distance requirement can be modified under certain conditions.
Oakland
There are two eligibility requirements for families requesting housing accommodations during their child’s treatment at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. These family stays are made possible through our corporate housing partnerships with Veritas and Apartment List.
- The child/patient must be receiving in-patient or out-patient treatment at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.
- The family must live at least 50 miles away from the hospital. Note: Our distance requirement can be modified under certain conditions.
Request Housing
Though our goal is to provide overnight stays for every family in need, our Ronald McDonald Houses operate at full capacity and we are unable to accommodate every request. If you meet the eligibility requirements above, please complete a housing request form.
Important Note: Completing a request form is not a reservation and does NOT guarantee a room. Once completed, your information is automatically added to our wait list. If a room is available, you will be contacted directly by our staff. Thank you.
- Stanford Housing Request Form for families of patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
- San Francisco Housing Request Form for families of patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
- Oakland Housing Request Form for families of patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Cost
RMHC Bay Area requests a nominal donation of $10 per night. Thanks to donor support, no family is ever turned away due to inability to pay. Third party payments are accepted.
Eligibility Requirements
San Francisco, Stanford, and Oakland
There are four eligibility requirements for families requesting accommodations at our Ronald McDonald Houses located near Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.
- The child/patient must be receiving in-patient or out-patient treatment at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals or Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford or Stanford Hospital and Clinics.
- A pregnant woman who needs to be near the hospital because her baby will need urgent surgery at birth are also eligible for family housing stays.
- The child/patient must be 18 years or younger; children who have stayed at the House prior to their 18th birthday are able to use our facilities until they reach age 21.
- The family must live at least 50 miles away from the House. Note: Our distance requirement can be modified under certain conditions.
Request Housing
Though our goal is to provide overnight stays for every family in need, our Ronald McDonald Houses operate at full capacity and we are unable to accommodate every request. If you meet the eligibility requirements above, please complete a housing request form.
Important Note: Completing a request form is not a reservation and does NOT guarantee a room. Once completed, your information is automatically added to our wait list. If a room is available, you will be contacted directly by our staff. Thank you.
- Stanford Housing Request Form for families of patients at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
- San Francisco Housing Request Form for families of patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco
- Oakland Housing Request Form for families of patients at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Cost
RMHC Bay Area requests a nominal donation of $10 per night. Thanks to donor support, no family is ever turned away due to inability to pay. Third party payments are accepted.
For any questions about housing requests, please contact Monserrat Espinoza, Family Care Manager, at monserrat.espinoza@rmhcbayarea.org or 650.470.6035.