International Healthcare Services
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| Parkway Hotel lobby |
The Parkway Hotel
The Parkway Hotel at the Medical Campus offers accommodations that are comfortable, convenient and specifically tailored to the needs of patients and their families.
The $25 million hotel offers all the amenities of a luxury hotel including plush rooms, room service, business center and a workout facility.
The staff has been specially trained to meet the different needs of patients and their families. Hotel rates range from $99-$299 with discounts offered to guests and patients. A full-service restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating will open late spring. For reservations, call 314 256-7777.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes Lodge
4520 Clayton Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 652-4319 or toll-free (800) 551-3492
(314) 535-2731 [FAX]
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| Barnes Lodge |
Hours of operation: 24-hour phone line
Barnes Lodge has been "home away from home" for 30,000 patients and their families since it opened in January, 1991.
The 20-guest-room facility is within walking distance to the hospital and was designed for outpatients and families of patients receiving medical services at the hospital. In addition to attractive sleeping rooms, Barnes Lodge offers a dining room, kitchen, television rooms, laundry facilities and quiet rooms. A parking lot is adjacent to the building, and a free shuttle bus service is available.
The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Auxiliary supports Barnes Lodge and has made major contributions to its facilities.
Call Barnes Lodge to make a reservation. In the event that Barnes Lodge is fully occupied, the reservations assistant can refer you to other nearby lodging resources.
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| HOPE Lodge |
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Center
4215 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
(314) 286-8150
Director: C. June Shinners
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Center, located in the central corridor, just minutes from the cities major cancer centers, offers free housing to cancer patients and their caregivers.
This ten year-old residence is free to patients and their caregivers traveling to St. Louis for treatment. Private bedrooms and private bathrooms are among the amenities offered free to Hope Lodge guests. A referral system is used for patient admittance.
Referrals are the responsibility of the patient's professional, either Doctor, Nurse, or Social Worker. Additional information can be obtained by calling (314) 286-8150 and speaking to a hospitality coordinator.
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
One Children's Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-5301 or toll-free (800) 551-3492
Hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday
If you are a visitor from outside the St. Louis metropolitan area and your child needs inpatient care, there are many options available to meet your family's lodging needs. Through special relationships with local hotels and apartment groups -- and through charitable donations -- no-cost and low-cost housing is available to you and your family during your short- or long-term stay in St. Louis.
Our lodging coordinators can explain these low-rate offers and help all visitors with lodging solutions.
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| Original Ronald McDonald House |
Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House is charity-based and offers facilites that include simple rooms within houses and apartments for families with seriously ill children who live outside a 50-mile radius of St. Louis.
One of the Ronald McDonald Houses is located close by the St. Louis Children's Hospital and offers shared kitchen and bathroom facilities. Residents are expected to help with communal cooking and cleaning. There are strict hours when residents can return in the evening to ensure a peaceful atmosphere.
A social worker must make the referral for the accommodations. It is located one and one-half kilometers from the hospital. Hospital shuttle buses stop here upon request.
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| Ronald McDonald House Apartments |
In May, the Ronald McDonald House expanded with the opening of eight new apartment units located adjacent to the original house near the St. Louis Children's Hospital. These apartment buildings are newly refurbished and available for long-term stays.
A social worker must make the referral for the accommodations. It is located one and one-half kilometers from the hospital.
HavenHouse
This facility provides the comfort of home and a community of support for families that travel to St. Louis to receive medical care for their children.
HavenHouse has opened five additional second floor guest suites/rooms that are available at discounted hotel prices. Each room boasts cable television, local access telephones, refrigerators, and wireless Internet. In addition, all guests are welcome to use the first floor guest amenities.
Families can travel distances of 25 miles to 2,500 miles from home and still qualify for private rooms with baths, breakfast and dinner, plus transportation to and from the hospital.
Additional services for family members include an Internet library, gymnasium, weight room, laundry facilities, kitchens and playrooms. Support services can help families with counseling, school enrollment and faith communities.
Families are referred by a hospital care coordinator. Families are charged minimal sliding scale fees, based upon their length of stay. Visit their website at havenhousestl.org.