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Rood Family Pavilion

Lindsy Moreland in center for family guest quarters, bed against a colorfully painted wall in the background, with son looking out the window
Lindsy Moreland and her son, Noah, check out their room in the Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion. The guest house for patients and their families is on OHSU’s South Waterfront campus.

The Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion gives you and your family a home away from home. You’ll find places to relax, gather and focus on healing. The pavilion is run in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington.

You’ll find:

  • Spaces indoors and out devoted to your comfort and well-being.
  • A location at the heart of OHSU’s South Waterfront campus, with easy access to clinics, mass transit and the Portland Aerial Tram.
  • Private quarters to rest and recharge. 
  • Public spaces to cook, hang out and take part in group activities.

Rood Family Pavilion offerings

The pavilion opened in 2019 with a five-story guest house atop six levels of parking. It holds 38 suites for pediatric patients and their families, and 38 for adult patients and their families.

Two floors are dedicated to pediatric families, with no direct access for other adult guests. Children staying on adult floors also enjoy common areas and children’s activities.

Your stay includes:

  • A private room with a bathroom, microwave, mini-fridge and television
  • One free parking space
Rood Family Pavilion rooftop garden with circular landscaped 'healing garden' and other South Waterfront buildings in the background
The pavilion’s rooftop features the George and Janet Boldt Healing Garden and the Silver Family Children’s Park. The play area was designed for kids of all mobilities.

Community spaces include:

  • Kitchen
  • Dining room
  • Lounges
  • Laundry facilities - available upon request
  • Activity rooms
  • A rooftop natural space, the George and Janet Boldt Healing Garden
  • The Silver Family Children’s Park, a rooftop playground for children of all mobilities
  • WiFi and business center

Our location gives you easy access to:

  • The Portland Aerial Tram, connecting you with our Marquam Hill campus in minutes 
  • OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital 
  • OHSU Hospital 
  • Center for Health & Healing Buildings 1 and 2 
  • Many coffee and dining options 
  • Mass transit (bus, streetcar and light rail) 
  • Riverfront bike and walking trails

Screening

Before your stay, you will be asked questions about substance use, criminal record and other issues so we can protect the safety of guests.

Doernbecher patients and their families

Families with children being treated at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital pay nothing. The costs are covered by Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington provides all funding and services for our pediatric spaces. Learn more

You need to:

  • Have a child 21 or younger. Or you are expecting a baby due within two weeks who will get treatment, and you have a fetal therapy letter from a provider.
  • Live more than 50 miles from the hospital providing care. 
  • Not have anyone in  your group with a contagious illness.
  • Be able to stay in a community setting without needing help.
  • If you are younger than 18 and the parent of a patient, you are joined by your own  parent or guardian. In some cases, another relative older than 25 can join you instead.
  • You can make a reservation to stay up to three months. Longer stays are considered, depending on availability.
  • You do not qualify to stay the night after an appointment or hospital stay if you can reach home by 10 p.m.
  • You can check in up to one day before the appointment.
  • You can reserve a room up to 30 days in advance.
  • Patients who aren’t in the hospital must have appointments no more than two days apart.
A child at play, looking at a book and holding a toy pig
Melody Rose Aho, 2, spends time in one of the several activity rooms at the Rood Family Pavilion.

OHSU adult patients

Our nightly rate is $50. Funding is available for qualified patients. No charge for those with Medicaid.

You need to:

  • Be at least 21.
  • Live more than 50 miles from Portland. 
  • Be able to stay at least three nights based on medical need and on verified appointments no more than 48 hours apart.
  • Be able to stay in a community setting without needing help, or have a caregiver with you.
  • Not have anyone in your group with a contagious illness.
  • Be able to pay $50 a night or be screened for financial help. (No charge for those with Medicaid)

Other criteria:

  • You do not qualify to stay the night before an appointment if you can reach it on time by leaving home at 5 a.m. or later.
  • You do not qualify to stay the night after an appointment or hospital stay if you can reach home by 10 p.m.
  • You can make a reservation to stay up to three months. Longer stays are considered, depending on availability.
  • You can reserve a room up to 45 days in advance.
  • The patient must stay in the guest house for a caregiver/relative to stay. If the patient is unexpectedly readmitted to the hospital, the caregiver/relative can stay up to two nights alone for a $50 nightly fee.

About the Rood Family Pavilion

The $32 million Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion was built entirely through the generosity of donors, including a $12 million gift from Gary and Christine Rood of Vancouver, Washington. More than 1,900 donors from Oregon, Washington and states across the U.S. contributed.

Location

Rood Family Pavilion
3410 S. Bond Ave.
Portland, OR 97239
Map and directions

A view of the Rood Family Pavilion from above
The pavilion features parking, a guest house, and a rooftop park and garden.
Our standard private bedrooms have two beds, desk, TV, mini fridge, toaster oven and coffee pot.
Standard private bedroom
Our standard private bedrooms have two beds, desk, TV, mini fridge, toaster oven and coffee pot.
Standard private bedroom
: Our standard private bathrooms have toilet, sink, shower tub with handrails, and towels provided.
Standard private bathroom, shower tub with handrails
The library and business center is a shared space with table and chairs, desk space with easy outlet and internet access, and bookshelves.
Library and business center
One side of the fitness room has a rowing machine, seated stationary bike, elliptical and TV.
Fitness room
One side of the fitness room has a functional trainer with stack weights, free weights and an adjustable weight bench.
Fitness room
The community kitchen has everything you need to cook for your family, including refrigerators, ovens, microwaves, sinks, a toaster, a coffee maker, and basic cooking supplies and spices.
Shared kitchen
The shared dining area has tables and chairs for families, dishes and flatware, and lockers for families to store belongings.
Shared kitchen and dining area
The pavilion’s rooftop includes a healing garden, a natural space with plants, sidewalks, benches and outdoor tables.
Rooftop healing garden