Offers lodging at no cost to cancer patients and one caregiver per patient being treated at a medical facility that is more than 40 miles from their residence.

Offers lodging at no cost to cancer patients and one caregiver per patient being treated at a medical facility that is more than 40 miles from their residence.

Offers financial assistance quarterly through Direct Dollar Disbursement for travel and medical treatments not covered by insurance. Also reimburses caregivers for meals and hotel accommodations when a patient is hospitalized.

Provides an affordable home away from home for patients and their families seeking medical treatment for serious or life-threatening illnesses in Pittsburgh.

Offers temporary housing in 30 private rooms for solid organ transplant recipients/ donors and their families. Accessible rooms available.

Provides a home away from home for family members of patients who travel a distance to the Sayre campus. Whether you have daily treatments that make it difficult to travel to and from home for or if you have a family member in the hospital for an extended period of time, the House of Hope can provide a much needed place to stay. House of Hope volunteers answer phones and take messages, help with fundraising, minor housekeeping and kitchen duties, greet and register new guests, maintain records, and assist guests as needed.
The House is available on a first-come first-serve basis.

Therapeutic Staff Support is a one-on-one service provided to the children/adolescents that require behavioral interventions to be provided by a professional to support the transfer of skills to the adults that are naturally part of the child's life (e.g., parents, extended family, teachers). Staff work under the supervision of a master's level clinician (typically the BSC).

Provides minimal cost lodging and support at private-setting housing as a response to the housing needs of patients and their families who come to the Greater Philadelphia area for specialized medical care.

Provides a "home away from home" for families and patients who receive medical, surgical, outpatient or emergency services in any one of Lehigh Valley Health Network's hospitals. Services are available to families of hospital patients who live at least 30 miles outside Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest's immediate service area; local families that have a loved one admitted to LVHN's emergent, critical or intensive care facilities; and patients who travel 30 miles or more for ongoing outpatient appointments at Lehigh Valley Health Network

Ask-the-expert series will help answer your questions about breast cancer, whether you are newly diagnosed, in treatment or years beyond treatment.

Each month, we ask a breast cancer expert to respond to your questions on a specific topic during an ask-the-expert residency. Answers to select questions will be posted on our website on an ongoing basis throughout the month.

Breast Cancer 360 program explores breast cancer issues from every angle. Each program features a 90 minute panel discussion exploring medical, emotional and practical concerns for those affected by breast cancer.

You can attend these events in person or via live Web stream.

These meetings bring together experts and people diagnosed with breast cancer for networking and learning.

Twitter Chats are live discussions that take place on Twitter. Our Twitter Chats bring together experts, advocates and people diagnosed with breast cancer to discuss a variety of medical and quality of life topics.

Participants use a hashtag (#) that threads the conversation for others to follow and reply.

Provides a home away from home for the families of patients.

Facilities and their respective services include:
- University Hospital offers acute services such as cardio-thoracic surgery, high-risk obstetrical care, neonatal intensive care, adult and pediatric cancer treatment, transplant surgery and brain/spinal cord injuries surgery and rehabilitation. Also serves as the local chapter for the Children's Miracle Network
For further information on this organization, contact:
Jennifer Groff, Coordinator (717)531-4113
Children's Miracle Network
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
A190
PO Box 855
Hershey, PA 17033-0855
- University Physicians Center houses outpatient services which include basic family medicine, obstetric/gynecologic care and specialty services in diabetes, multiple sclerosis, hearing and vision problems, and hemodialysis. Psychiatric services include individual/family counseling and child psychiatric diagnostic services
- Hemophilia Center provides diagnostic services, distribution of blood products, physical therapy, dental consultation, counseling, and inpatient/outpatient emergency care plans
- College of Medicine confers Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science degrees, as well as offers programs for allied health, nursing, and continued medical education
Additional services located at the Medical Center include:
- Adolescent Eating Disorders Program
- Life Lion, an emergency aeromedical service
- CareLine, an information and referral to Medical Center services
- Vocational Services assists persons with disabilities to return to work by providing therapy and physical training
- Eye and bone banks
- Breast Care Center
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
- Penn State's Sports Medicine and Weight Management Centers
- Temporary lodging for adult and pediatric cancer patients and their families is offered at Hope Lodge (adult) and Ronald McDonald House (pediatric)
- The Four Diamond Fund provides relief from the extraordinary financial burdens faced by families of children with cancer who are treated at the hospital
- Offers bone marrow transplants
Sponsors numerous disease-related support groups

Provides a home away from home for families with seriously ill children being treated at area hospitals. Ronald McDonald House offers a safe, affordable, and supportive place to stay.

Offers 45 private rooms to patients and families receiving care in nearby hospitals.

Offers 20 private rooms (7 with accessible bathrooms) to patients and families receiving care in nearby hospitals.

Ronald McDonald House: Provides a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.

Ronald McDonald Family Room: Extends the comfort of a Ronald McDonald House into the hospital. Often located steps away from pediatric and intensive care units, a Ronald McDonald Family Room provides a place to recharge, enjoy a warm meal, talk with other parents and simply relax.

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Programs: Brings cost-effective, high-quality medical, dental and health education services directly to under served children in rural and urban areas across the globe.

At times when parents are able to lodge in patients’ rooms within the pediatric hospital but may not have the funds to go to the cafeteria or may need some time away from the hospital setting to gather their thoughts a Day Guest Program is offered. Families can have a respite from the sterile environment of the hospital and access to a kitchen stocked with staple products, a laundry room stocked with laundry products, a comfortable living room, a private sunroom, an interior play room, an exterior playground, two public TV rooms, a front exterior patio and public Wi-Fi.

Services for families that are required to travel far and spend several extended time away from home in order to receive medical care for their ill child at Janet Weis Children's Hospital. Services meet families’ day-to-day needs so they can remain close to their child while under medical care. Overnight lodging is also available at the Ronald McDonald House to provide relief of the financial burden on budgets already strained by medical expenses. The lodging includes guest rooms with private bathrooms, efficiency rooms with kitchenettes and private bathrooms for families with children diagnosed
with cancer and in outpatient treatment, a kitchen stocked with staple products, a laundry room stocked with laundry products, a living room, a private sunroom, an interior play room, an exterior playground, public TV rooms,a front exterior patio and public Wi-Fi.

The Family Room is located within Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. Available as a quiet respite area for families to rest and regroup while their critically ill child receives treatment.

Offers temporary housing program for homeless adults