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South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House Opens at OHSU

We’re Home! Families are moving into our brand new South Waterfront House at the Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion! ✨❤️ #thehousethatlovebuilt #SouthWaterfront #ForRMHC

Portland, OR. The new South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House opened at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion on January 23rd. The 38-room Ronald McDonald House replaced the previous West House at the Marriott Residence Inn. The new house is the largest in Oregon – offering play spaces, game rooms, an expansive family kitchen and dining area and a three-quarter acre rooftop garden and playground. It’s just a short tram ride away from OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Almost 35 years ago the first RMHC West House was opened in Portland. Pictured at the new location are CEO, Jessica Jarratt Miller alongside Dr. Dana Braner, Physician in Chief at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Lindsy, Noah (10), and Jason Moreland were among the first families to check into the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.

One of the many murals that line the hallways of the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.

The brand new family kitchen in the South Waterfront Ronald McDonald House at the OHSU Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion.

From Ronald McDonald House Charities:

Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a “home away from home” for families with seriously ill children, and supports initiatives to improve pediatric health.

General Information

Please visit our website for information on how to stay with Ronald McDonald House Charities. http://rmhcoregon.org/houses/how-to-stay/

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.