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Review of Ronald McDonald House at Burli...

Unfortunately I'm unable to give a 5 star review t...

Unfortunately I'm unable to give a 5 star review to the Ronald McDonald House in Burlington, VT. My newborn niece is a patient at the UVM Medical Center in critical care. My nieces mother lives nearly two hours from the UVM Medical Center. To be able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House a referral is required from the UVM social worker assigned to the patient. The social worker assigned won't do a referral and has given the mother of the baby two options. Option 1 to commute daily, which would be a nearly 4 hour round trip commute. Option 2 being to rent a motel room. Neither of these options are feasible. A woman that recently gave birth and her body is still healing isn't going to drive a nearly 4 hour commute daily. Since the mother is on unpaid maternity leave from her job she can't financially afford to rent a motel room. Since my family member is being denied to stay at the Ronald McDonald House during this difficult time, I can't give their establishment a good review at this time.