Ronald McDonald House Charities of Bismarck

Ronald McDonald House Program: As its core program, RMHC owns and operates the Ronald McDonald House of Bismarck which provides temporary housing for the families of seriously ill children receiving medical treatment at the local medical facilities. Families are asked to contribute $20/night for their stay, but no one is turned away for inability to pay. The House serves pediatric patients and their families, age 0-18.In a typical year, the House serves approximately 100 families each year, but since COVID, our numbers are still down. In 2022, we served 59 families.

Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program: The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a state of the art mobile dental clinic that brings oral health care to underserved children in their own neighborhoods. The program serves children age 0-21 who do not have a regular dentist or who have not seen a dentist in the past two years. RMHC-Bismarck contracts with Bridging the Dental Gap to provide the dental services. We bill insurance when possible, but no child is turned away for inability to pay. Our goal for 2022 was to treat at least 1,000 children, but due to generator mechanical problems, we were only able to treat 962 children at 46 sites. We feel that this was a remarkable accomplishment considering the situation.