We provide essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare with a vision of a world where every family has what they need to ensure the best health outcomes for their children.
In 2025, the house program served 1,512 guests staying over 10,373 nights with an average of 24 night stay per family; 82% of the patients were medicaid eligible. The true value of the rmhc charleston house program is how the families support each other during their most trying times.
In 2025, our hospitality cart program served 94,938 people. This program serves families refreshments bedside and in waiting rooms at musc sj's children hospital and the summey medical pavilion.
Babyblooms: the birth of a baby born prematurely thrusts each family into an arena of multiple uncertainties and a wide range of emotions such as: fear of death, sadness, guilt, disappointment, fatigue, anxiety, joy, and surprise. Many families also encounter emotional, physical, and financial concerns as a result of, their child's hospitalization. Rmhc charleston developed baby blooms to offer appropriate support and resources designed to strengthen and assist families as they journey from the hospital to home. Through weekly learning and activity sessions, baby blooms seeks to enhance the parenting experience using evidenced based practices, while creating an opportunity to enrich bonding, infant care, and development.