Hospital Hospitality House of Richmond Celebrates Nat'l Hospital Hospitality House Week, July 24-311

July 20, 2011 - PRLog -- (Richmond, Virginia, July, 2011) – According to the National Association of Hospital Hospitality Houses (NAHHH), the need for families and caregivers to have access to affordable accommodations during a medical crisis or medical treatment has increased significantly during the past ten years. In recognition of this, the NAHHH has designated the week of July 24-31 as National Hospital Hospitality House Week. The Hospital Hospitality House of Richmond, located at 612 E. Marshall Street in downtown Richmond, is a member of the NAHHH and is a “home away from home” for an average of 150 people on a daily basis while they or their loved ones undergo medical treatment at a local hospital.

Since its inception in 1984, the Hospital Hospitality House (HHH) has been “a place to call home” for more than 122,000 patients and families in medical crisis.  The House is Richmond’s premier provider of lodging and non-medical support services for these families and is the largest hospitality house in the country that operates on a donations-only basis. HHH guests come to Richmond from across Virginia, the United States and beyond.  They are adults and children, transplant recipients and cancer patients, trauma victims and veterans.  The House helps them overcome distance, transportation and financial concerns to obtain the specialized medical care they need from the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System-Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (VCUHS MCVH), the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, or six other Richmond area hospitals. Without the Hospital Hospitality House, families would pay an average of $100 a day for hotel and meal expenses.  This would be financially impossible for many families and as a result they would need to decide to delay or forgo the medical treatment their loved one needs.

For more information, call the Hospital Hospitality House at (804) 828-6901 or visit their web site at www.hhhrichmond.org.

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The Hospital Hospitality House is Richmond, Virginia's premier provider of lodging and non-medical support services for patients and families in medical crisis and is the largest hospitality house in the country that operates on a donations-only basis.