Construction continues at the new Hyatt Place – Ronald McDonald House –  on the corner of West Forest Avenue and Lambuth Boulevard.

With a target date for opening scheduled for early July, the facility will benefit the children at Ayers Children’s Medical Center, providing housing for children’s families, a place for long-term cancer/hospice families to stay as well as families of long-term heart patients.

The hotel will be a five-story facility with 107 rooms, consisting of approximately 79,000-square-feet, and will include meeting spaces up to 2,500-square-feet, a full-service fitness center, an indoor/outdoor pool with a bar, a coffee bar with lounging area, a full-service commercial restaurant with indoor/outdoor seating, and an upscale business center.

The Ronald McDonald House will occupy the second floor and will include 20 rooms, a community kitchen and living area, as well as a laundry area for families who need a home away from home while their children receive medical care.

At present, The Foundation places families in homes around Midtown Jackson when they are in the community to be with their loved ones who live more than 50 miles away.

This facility will be located next to a large rehabilitation facility where patients may stay for more extended periods and across the street from a skilled nursing facility.

The Kirkland Cancer Center and Jackson-Madison County General Hospital are one block away.

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(PHOTO: Hyatt Place – Ronald McDonald House, corner of West Forest Avenue and Lambuth Boulevard)