Patients & Caregivers

Housing options

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers temporary medical lodging facilities for our patients and families while receiving treatment at Fred Hutch.  We strive to provide access to affordable, peaceful and safe accommodations.

If you are coming to Seattle from out of town to receive care at Fred Hutch, we recommend that you arrange temporary housing as soon as you know your arrival date. We have two patient housing buildings available to Fred Hutch patients and families who need temporary lodging while undergoing active treatment. Housing options can accommodate either short-term or long-term (30 night minimum) lodging as medically necessary to remain close during treatment at Fred Hutch.

Note for blood and marrow transplant patients: Patients undergoing a bone marrow or stem cell transplant are asked to live within a 30-minute drive (in heavy traffic) of the Fred Hutch South Lake Union clinic or University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake.

Additional information: For information on housing options, other additional options (hotels, RV parks, pet-friendly locations, etc.) or to request a copy of our alternative housing options, please contact us.

Bone marrow The soft, spongy material in the center of your bones that produces all your blood cells, such as white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow transplant The process of treating disease with high doses of chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both. Bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells are given after treatment to help the body make more blood cells. The process of treating disease with high doses of chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both. Because this treatment destroys the bone marrow’s ability to produce blood cells, bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells are given after treatment to help the body make more blood cells. Stem cell A cell from which other types of cells develop. For example, blood cells develop from blood-forming stem cells.

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South Lake Union House (formerly SCCA House,) and Pete Gross House staff are working closely with our Infection Prevention team to protect residents from the spread of COVID-19.

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South Lake Union House (formerly SCCA House)
South Lake Union House (formerly SCCA House)

Located a few blocks from the Fred Hutch outpatient clinic at South Lake Union, the South Lake Union House provides a healing environment for a few nights, weeks or even months. The 80 suites include kitchenettes.

Pete Gross House
Pete Gross House

Designed specifically for patients recovering from a stem cell or bone marrow transplant, is a 70-unit apartment building located less than one-half mile from the Fred Hutch South Lake Union clinic, with free shuttle service.

Other housing options

Ronald McDonald House

For patients being treated at Seattle Children’s or Fred Hutch South Lake Union and who live at least 45 miles away, Ronald McDonald House has hotel-style living spaces and self-sufficient apartments for pediatric patients and their family members.

Ronald McDonald House

Additional lodging options

Please contact the Housing department (206) 606-8257 for additional lodging options (hotels, RV parks, pet-friendly locations, etc) and to request a copy of our alternative housing options.