{"id":12415,"date":"2018-09-27T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmc.edu\/news\/ronald-mcdonald-houston-renovated-facility\/"},"modified":"2019-08-28T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T21:12:19","slug":"ronald-mcdonald-houston-renovated-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmc.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/ronald-mcdonald-houston-renovated-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald McDonald House Houston Unveils Renovated Facility with 20 New Bedrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"
After four years of fundraising and 14 months of construction, Ronald McDonald House Houston<\/a> cut the ribbon Thursday on its newly renovated flagship facility, Holcombe House<\/a>, and its 20 new bedrooms.<\/p>\n The new space brings accommodations at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) from 50 to 70 bedrooms and allows the organization to serve up to 40 percent more families whose children are being treated in the Texas Medical Center, CEO Rick Noriega said.<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout the construction, it was our mission to still be able to serve patients,\u201d he said. \u201cWe never completely closed, even during (2017’s Hurricane) Harvey. It\u2019s a real-world example of resiliency, which our patients and families experience themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n Three weeks ago, RMH welcomed the Hernandez family as the first to reside in the second-floor of the new addition, he added. The third floor will be available to families in October.<\/p>\n