Ronald McDonald House Charities and Allied Services celebrated the grand opening Friday of the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. While Ronald McDonald House is widely known for providing comfortable, homelike spaces within or near hospitals, this Family Room is the first of its kind located in an outpatient pediatric rehabilitation setting. Designed with families in mind, the space offers a welcoming environment where parents, caregivers and siblings can relax, recharge and take a break, without leaving the care setting. The room provides a place for families to enjoy a nutritious snack, take a moment to rest or help siblings catch up on homework — all just steps away from their child’s therapy sessions. “This space recognizes the realities of outpatient care,” said attorney Bill Conaboy, president and CEO of Allied Services. “It’s a place where families can feel supported, welcomed and cared for — just as much as the patients themselves.” The first Ronald McDonald House Family Room in the United States opened in 1992, created to ensure families had a place to regain their own strength without being far from their child’s bedside. This new Family Room at Allied Services extends that mission beyond the hospital walls, meeting families where care continues every day.
A sitting area in the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
The Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members gather for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Community members gather for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Guests check out the “Reward Station”, a vending machine with toys, in the Ronald McDonald House Family Room at the John P. Moses, Esq. Pediatric Rehabilitation Center in Scranton on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)