 New facility at KK Hospital for family of sick children to stay overnight
SINGAPORE : Having a sick child in hospital is tough for the family, and making daily trips to visit the child can prove to be just as difficult.
So to help families of sick children, a family room has been officially opened at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital.
This is to allow more parents to spend the night comfortably at the hospital to tend to their sick child.
Called the Ronald McDonald Family Room, it aims to provide a "home away from home".
It was officially opened by Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday.
One of the closed wards at the KKH Women's Wing was converted into this 12-bedroom facility.
There is a dining area, pantry, "quiet rooms", library, playroom, TV lounge and an internet corner. A charge of $45 ($90 for foreigners) per day applies.
In Singapore, the Ronald McDonald Children's Charity (RMCC) was set up in 1989.
Since then, it has given out over $3.3 million in financial grants to more than 700 sick children from needy families. - CNA /ls  To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.: Asia Solution Kenetics
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