About Our Cause

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In January 2007, we opened a 17 bedroom House located on the top floor of the children’s hospital, which accommodates around 600 families each year. However, in 2018 we had to turn 300 families away. The House does not have the capacity to look after every family who needs a place to stay and is unable to support any families who have babies in Critical Care or Newborn Intensive Care. In addition, due to the small size of the House, we cannot provide all the support we offer in our other Ronald McDonald Houses.
Like all specialist children’s hospitals, Oxford Children’s Hospital provides services across a wide region. Children and their families travel from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland, to receive vital care. In the last 15 years the number of children needing treatment at Oxford Children’s Hospital has doubled, and the number grows each year. A bigger Ronald McDonald House is very much needed.