The University Hospital of Northern B.C. will be holding a grand opening on Thursday.
This is for the Ronald McDonald House Family Room, in partnership with McDonalds Restaurants, Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon, Northern Health and Spirit of the North.
Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon CEO Richard Pass said the room gives families an opportunity to get out of the hospital environment.
“There are three sleep rooms at the Prince George family room.” said Pass.
“So, the families that need to stay, the social workers at the hospital work with our staff and determine who is going to stay in that room and for how long, and then they have a place to stay while their child is being looked after.”
Pass added that with the size of the family room, if the hospital and Northern Health decide there’s a need for the service to grow, they’re open to do so.
The Ronald McDonald House Family Room opens at 2 p.m. with a ribbon cutting and formal program at the Learning and Development Atrium.
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