Ronald McDonald Family Room debuts at Sunrise Children’s Hospital
Alyson McCarthy, executive director at Ronald McDonald House, left, Kellie Vander Veur, board member at Ronald McDonald House, second left, Ronald McDonald, second right, and Todd Sklamberg, CEO, Sunrise Children's Hospital, participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand opening of Las Vegas' first and only Ronald McDonald Family Room at Sunrise Children's Hospital Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
Ronald McDonald opens the door as he poses for a photo after participating in a ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand opening of Las Vegas' first and only Ronald McDonald Family Room at Sunrise Children's Hospital Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye
The Ronald McDonald Family Room opened Wednesday at Sunrise Children’s Hospital, giving families a place to spend time when children are in critical care.
Funding for the project came from the Engelstad Family Foundation the Del E. Webb Foundation, Sunrise Children’s Hospital, Speedway hildren’s Charities, NV Energy, Lexus of Las Vegas and numerous other supporters, according to a news release from the hospital.
The room provides a place for families “to eat, sleep, shower, nap, and relax — away from the critical care environment, yet right down the hall from their baby’s bedside,” according to Alyson McCarthy, Executive Director of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Las Vegas.
