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2025 Spring Newsletter
Ben Schuh Playroom Mural
March 2025 Impact
2024 End-of-Year Newsletter
Now Hiring Weekend Managers
Summer Newsletter
Donation in memory of Marty Zylstra
Paige Moore - Executive Director
Child Life Month
Wendl Family
Cy/Hawk Tab Off
Giving Tree 2023
Giving Tuesday 2023
Morris Family
Patron Family
Surber Family
Foster-Thomas Family
Hickle-Peer Family
4-H Helps Out! Produce for RMH
The Blankenship-Smith Family
The Cruz-Sitzman Family
The Jennings-Mullett Family
The Johnson Family
The Mobley Family
The Morgan Family
The Anderson Family
The Aspelund Family
The Meyer-Henry Family
The Davis Family
The Peterson Family
Remembering Dr. Audrey Evans
The Riley Family Story
Kubik Family Spotlight
RMH Des Moines X Raygun T-shirts!
Nguyen Family Spotlight
MercyOne House 2nd Anniversary
2021 Fall Gala
2021 Sporting Clays
Iowa Governor's Charity Steer Show
40th Anniversary Celebration
40th Annual Golf Outing
Interview with Dr. Stephen Elliot
Nelson Family Spotlight
Thousand's of Pop Tabs Donated in Jacy's Honor
From Grandma's House to the Ronald McDonald House
Spivey Family
MercyOne Celebrates First Anniversary
DMU Students Bring Food to RMH Houses
Diment Family Spotlight
12th Annual Sporting Clays Event
Dryden Family from Carroll, IA
39th Annual Golf Outing
Barrett Boesen Foundation & RMH
Dryden Family
Faris Family
Positive Impact of RMHC Central Iowa
Hansen Family
Nyikango Family
Pedersen Family
Our amazing Spring Interns
Gingerich Family
Peck Family
Ryan Family
Jones Family
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Keeping Families with sick children together and near the care and resources they need.

What We Do

RMH NEAR BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

A home environment providing support and resources that help keep families together near Blank Children's Hospital.

RMH AT MERCYONE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

A home environment providing support and resources that help keep families together at MercyOne Children's Hospital.

WISH LIST

In-kind items donated to both of our Houses.

MEAL PROVIDER

Provide a home cooked meal for the families utilizing RMHC of Central Iowa.

Meet our FAMILIES

Riley Family
Meet the Riley Family

The Riley Family stayed at our MercyOne House for 104 nights while their son, Leland, received some extra care in the NICU.

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Peterson Family
Meet the Peterson Family

At 31 weeks, an ultrasound determined their baby girl needed to be delivered early by C-Section.

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Davis Family
Meet the Davis Family

Adreanna spent 70 nights at our House after going into premature labor due to preeclampsia.

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Meyer-Henry Family
Meet the Meyer-Henry Family

Ella Mae was born at 3:26am in an ambulance on the side of the interstate on the way to the hospital. Read her story!

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Anderson Family
Meet the Anderson Family

The Anderson Family utilized our House inside MercyOne for 19 nights after their daughter was born 6 weeks premature.

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Aspelund Family
Meet the Aspelund Family

The Aspelund Family stayed at our MercyOne House for 47 nights while baby Isla received some extra care in the NICU.

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Jennings-Mullett Family
Meet the Jennings-Mullett Family

Roy and Kentlie spent 7 nights at our Blank House while their baby girl received extra care in the NICU for pneumonia.

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Johnson Family
Meet the Johnson Family

Aaron, Maddy, and Samuel stayed at our Blank House for 7 nights while their son & little brother, Bond, stayed in the PICU.

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Cruz-Sitzman Family
Meet the Cruz-Sitzman Family

Oliver was born prematurely at 33 weeks, and received extra care in the NICU.

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Blankenship-Smith Family
Meet the Blankenship-Smith Family

Zadyn was born by c-section, and transferred from Lake City, IA by ambulance.

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Mobley Family
Meet the Mobley Family

The Mobley family stayed at our Blank House for 68 nights after their daughter was born 13 weeks premature.

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Morgan Family
Meet the Morgan Family

While they were in Iowa visiting family, Angela went into labor early with her twins.

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Foster-Thomas Family
Meet the Foster-Thomas Family

Christen & Grant stayed at our MercyOne House for 82 nights after their daughter was born 10 weeks early. Read their story!

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Hickle-Peer Family
Meet the Hickle-Peer Family

The Hickle-Peer Family stayed at our MercyOne House for 93 nights during their daughter's time in the NICU. Read their story!

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Morris Family
Meet the Morris Family

Jillian and Reese Morris, from Stanhope, IA, stayed at our House near Blank Children's Hospital for 15 nights while their son, Raiden, received care in the NICU.

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Parton Family
Meet the Parton Family

The Parton family, from Mahaska county, stayed at our MercyOne House while their daughter stayed in the NICU. The Parton family stayed for 2 weeks and then were able to take their sweet daughter home!

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Surber Family
Meet the Surber Family

Mom, Yoom, and Dad, Shonn, stayed at our MercyOne House with their son as their daughter, Eva was being treated in MercyOne Children's Hospital. After 31 nights, the Surber family was able to go home!

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Wendl Family
Meet the Wendl Family

The Wendl family, from Guthrie, Iowa, spent 17 nights at our Blank House when their son, Trey, was born at 37 weeks old with pneumonia and respiratory distress.

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Guinn Family
Meet the Guinn Family

The Guinn family from Appanoose county stayed 98 days at our MercyOne House while their son, Edson, was in the NICU after severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy at birth.

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Pollpeter Family
Meet the Pollpeter Family

The Pollpeter family from Mahaska county stayed at our Blank House right after their son was born.

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