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  Hospitality Homes
P.O. Box 15265
Boston, MA 02215 1.888.595.HOST Toll-free 617.482.4338 Local
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By the Numbers
 
Services Since Inception in 1983
Guest Nights Provided:
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Over 146,000
Families Served:
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Nearly 12,000
Participating Host Homes:
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678
Healthcare Facilities Served:
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58
Services Provided in 2008


Nights of Housing Provided: 9,125
Guests Housed: 692
Average Length of Stay: 13 nights
Number of Host Homes: 101
Healthcare Facilities Served: 23

Estimated equivalent hotel fees saved by our guests in 2008: Over $815,000

Hospitality Homes continues to experience
significant, sustained growth.


During 2006-2008, the program experienced the following increases over the previous three-year period:
      • Guest nights increased by 54%
      • Requests for housing grew by 26%
      • Average length of stay increased by 5 nights
      • The number of guests rose by 21%
      • International guests increased by 53%
 
Healthcare Facilities Served

Since inception in 1983, Hospitality Homes has served the families of patients at over 50 Boston-area health care facilities. While families from all hospitals and medical centers are eligible, last year the program most frequently served families of patients at Children’s Hospital, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Boston Foundation for Sight.

In 2008, the program served families of patients at the following healthcare facilities:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Eye Group
Boston Foundation for Sight
Boston Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Children's Hospital Boston

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Faulkner Hospital
Franciscan Children's Hospital
Germaine Lawrence
Lahey Clinic
Massachusetts Eye Research & Surgery Institute
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Massachusetts General Hospital
McLean Hospital
New England Baptist Hospital
New England Medical Center
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
North End Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Shriners Hospital for Children-Boston
Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, Boston
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury
Youville Hospital