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Supporting The Doorways: Between Healing and Home for Patients and Families at VCU Health

Read the full story at https://www.mcvfoundation.org/news/st.... The Doorways is a private, nonprofit organization that provides lodging for patients, their families and their caregivers who need to be close to the hospital before, during or after treatment. The 115-room guest house serves more than 10,000 people each year who are referred from several Richmond-area hospital partners. It the second largest hospital hospitality house in the nation and the largest to operate solely on donations. While The Doorways now works with partners throughout the region, it was established in 1984 by volunteers at the MCV Hospitals Auxiliary to serve patients at the VCU Medical Center, and still receives more than 85 percent of its guests from VCU Health. The Doorways’ eight-story building at the corner of East Marshall and North 7th streets features dedicated floors for pediatric and transplant patients, fully stocked kitchens and a pantry, family dining rooms, TV lounges, a library, a chapel, a fitness room and a 24-hour laundry room. These amenities, say staff and volunteers at The Doorways, “provide a healing, emotionally supportive environment for those who need to be close to the hospital but not far from the feeling of ‘home.’” To help improve that feeling of home, last year we donated $50,000 to support The Doorways’ current fundraising campaign, which will help pay for construction and renovation throughout the guest house.