VA Pittsburgh Fisher House
The Pittsburgh Fisher House is a 10-bedroom "home away from home" and provides a place for visiting families to stay, free of charge, while their loved ones receive inpatient medical care at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. The Pittsburgh Fisher House is professionally furnished and features a shared beautiful, full-sized kitchen, laundry facilities, spacious dining room, living room with a library, and toys for children. We have two full-sized refrigerators - one just for guests to store their personal items and one to store shared items for all guests - and one freezer for both shared and individual storage. Guests can bring their own groceries and store them in their assigned space in the full-sized “guest” refrigerator or be assured they will find plenty to eat and snack on in our fully- stocked kitchen, refrigerator and freezer.
Veterans and their families should talk to their social worker in advance to request a Fisher House Consult be placed on their behalf. Consults are a request to the Fisher House to be placed on its wait list for the day you wish to arrive, consults do not guarantee room availability. Fisher House staff will contact guests by 10 a.m. on the first day of their requested stay to inform them of room availability at the house. A referral must be in place before any assistance can be offered.
To be eligible to stay at the Fisher House, guests must:
Veterans and their families should talk to their social worker in advance to request a Fisher House Consult be placed on their behalf. Consults are a request to the Fisher House to be placed on its wait list for the day you wish to arrive, consults do not guarantee room availability. Fisher House staff will contact guests by 10 a.m. on the first day of their requested stay to inform them of room availability at the house. A referral must be in place before any assistance can be offered.
To be eligible to stay at the Fisher House, guests must:
- Be a family member, loved one or caregiver of a Veteran receiving inpatient care at VA Pittsburgh
- Reside more than 50 miles from VA Pittsburgh
- Be self-sufficient and able to independently care for themselves