Visiting the Family Room
Take a break and be together as a family at the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Nepean Hospital.
Our Ronald McDonald Family Room in Nepean Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a refuge for you and your family while your baby is being cared for in the NICU. Step outside of the ward and into our inviting Family Room. As well as a kitchen, a bathroom and laundry facilities, you’ll find a comfortable lounge and dining area, a mother’s room, quiet rooms for rest and reflection and space for the kids to play.
Our Team
Our Ronald McDonald Family Room is run by a dedicated team of volunteers, all under the leadership of Family Room Coordinator Josh Binns.
Eligibility
We want to make sure families have a home-away-from-home inside the Hospital, away from the clinical environment of the ward. That’s why our Family Room is free and open to all families with babies being treated in the NICU.
Fees
Ronald McDonald family Rooms are free of charge. Thanks to generous donations, families have a space away from the wards to recoup and simply be together.
Come and visit
Nepean Hospital Level 2 of South Block
E: nepeanFR.westmead@rmhc.org.au
Opening Hours
24 hour a day, 7 days a week
Hospital Family Room Location
Ronald McDonald Family Room at Nepean Hospital is located within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on Level 2 of South Block, Nepean Hospital, South, Kingswood.
Find Us
Level 2, Nepean Hospital Derby Street, Kingswood NSW 2747
Family Room Facilities
Our Ronald McDonald Family Room is a refuge for you and your family while visiting or staying with a child in hospital. Step away from the ward and into our inviting Family Room where there is a kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities. For the comfort of our families, we have a cosy lounge area, a quiet room for rest and relaxation, as well as space for the kids to play. By giving your kids some much needed space to play, we’re making the time your family spends in hospital just that little bit easier.
Kitchen and Dining area
Our kitchen is stocked with tea, coffee and snacks to enjoy in our cosy lounge / dining area.
Bathroom and Laundry facilities
Our bathroom includes a shower and toiletries for freshening up as well as a fully-equipped laundry with complimentary laundry powder.
Mother's room
When it’s baby’s time for a feed or change, there’s a convenient and private Mother’s Room with comfortable recliners.
Quiet rooms
Our Quiet Rooms serve as a spot to catch up on much-needed sleep or as a sanctuary for private reflection.
Family Room Programs
Ronald McDonald Family Rooms rely on the work of our volunteers and the financial support of individual and corporate donations.
There are many ways you can contribute to our Ronald McDonald Family Room located in Nepean Hospital.
Get Involved
Discuss how you, your organisation, school or business can help and become involved.
Call us: (02) 9806 7111
Email us: nepeanFR.westmead@rmhc.org.au
Make a donation
As an individual, a group or corporate sponsor, you can assist through regular or one-off donations of money, goods or services, by sponsoring a room, or by organising or attending a fundraising event.
Volunteering
A rewarding and enriching experience, as a volunteer, you will witness the amazing difference you can make first-hand by assisting with day-to-day tasks, helping to run activities, or even something as simple as offering a welcoming smile and a listening ear to a family member in need.
Host a fundraiser
Fundraising is an easy, meaningful and fun way to raise money. From sausage sizzles and trivia nights, to raising money on personal celebration days in lieu of gifts, you can give the gift of togetherness to families with seriously ill children.
Email us at info.nnsw@rmhc.org.au to find out more.
Other ways to help
There are many other ways you can help our Programs and families.