Helping Families During Trying Times
In 2021, Kathy’s House opened a new facility with the capacity to serve more guests and the intentional design to serve them better than ever.
The vision for the national model in hospital guest housing was the basis for the creation of our newly constructed, 38-room home, footsteps from Froedtert Hospital on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Campus.
As we continue to grow in our new facility, the data on this page is a testament to the impact we are having on families who need to travel to Milwaukee for medical treatment.
The Family Program for Patients & Caregivers
The Family Program for Patients and Caregivers ensures that every family facing a medical crisis, including those in financial hardship, can access needed healthcare and stay together during medical treatments.
The actual cost of a one-night stay at Kathy’s House is $90. We ask our guests to contribute a minimum of $50 per night toward the cost of their stays (and only $30 per night after 30 days). It is our goal, however, not to turn anyone away due to the inability to pay. Only through donations to our Family Program for Patients and Caregivers is this outcome possible as 75% of the families we serve cannot pay the actual cost of their stays. In fact, 10% of families cannot contribute anything toward the cost of their stays at Kathy’s House.
Our Impact in Real Time
This section is updated regularly and measures our impact in real time.
In Our Guests’ Words
Kevin & David Schuh
“Refuge” is a word that Kevin Schuh used often when describing Kathy’s House. And it’s a word that adequately describes his stay. “Walking over here for the first time was just refreshing. I love everything about it. It’s civilized, beautiful, clean, peaceful, and quiet. It’s perfect,” Kevin said. For three weeks, he spent nights at Kathy’s House between 14-hour days at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. He was caring for his husband David, who wasrecovering from a traumatic car accident, so he appreciated the proximity to the hospital. If David called, Kevin was just a moment away. “It’s…
Alvin & Carolyn Pitts
“I only have two words to say: Thank you.” That’s how Rockford, Illinois, resident Carolyn Pitts started off her conversation about her stay at Kathy’s House. For Carolyn and her husband Alvin, who is battling cancer, Kathy’s House made a big difference. “Even though there was a team of experts, and there was family and friends, Kathy’s House played an integral part in our healing. And for that I’m grateful,” says Carolyn, who stayed for just over a month at Kathy’s House. “Knowing that we didn’t have to worry, like most people would, where we’re going to stay, how we…
Kathleen & Eric Meulemans
Four years after beginning his journey toward a kidney transplant, Eric Meulemans picked up the phone to find his brother Gary on the other end of the line. “Eric,” he said, “I am your perfect match. I want to give you one of my kidneys.” The transplant, which happened at Froedtert Hospital just last week was the culmination of years of treatment, during which Eric’s wife Kathleen was glad to serve as caregiver. “I don’t like to do medical things, but there’s a whole lot of difference when you love somebody and they’re struggling; you just do it. You learn…
Key Stats
View Our Impact Reports
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