Location
Kootenai Family Lounge
The room features a comfortable seating area, a TV with access to informational videos as well as regular programming through the “GetWell Network”, a kitchen with light snacks and beverages, individual locked storage for personal items, toys and books for sibling, and a private bathroom with a shower,
About Kootenai
Kootenai Health significantly expanded its NICU in 2016 to include 12 private NICU rooms. Two of these rooms can accommodate twins, and in 2024 we added two additional bed spaces, so the unit can accommodate 16 babies. Throughout the past almost ten years the new space and technology has provided Kootenai with a classification to Level III, meaning it can treat babies born as early as 26 weeks gestation. Parents with babies being treated in the NICU spend substantial amounts of time at the hospital and may experience considerable stress. The Ronald McDonald Family Room within the unit provides a respite for families to get away from the bedside, enjoy a quiet space to relax, regroup, and connect with others.
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A Place to Rest and Regroup at the Hospital
When families walk into a Ronald McDonald Family Room, we want them to forget they’re in a hospital. Often steps away from a pediatric or intensive care unit, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms offer a place to rest and regroup right at the hospital, just moments away from their sick child.