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Question: What type of medical care is available to
my child while attending camp?
Answer: Camp Taylor is fully staffed with a complete team of medical professionals,
including pediatric cardiologist(s), pediatricician(s), 7-10 registered nurses, 2 paramedics, and on onsite ambulance for
8 - 5 daily at both our Youth & Teen Camp sessions. We also have a fully equiped cardiac infirmary and access to
top medical faciltities if needed. Additional questions regarding specific care for your child may be directed to our
Medical Director, Dr. Kavin Desai at drdesai@kidsheartcamp.org
Question: Is my child qualified to attend Camp Taylor?
Answer: Our Camp is
for children with life-threatening heart disease. We serve young people between the ages of 7 -17. Our medical
board evaluates each application on an individual bases. Applications are taken on a first-come first-serve basis.
We encourage you to pre-register using our online pre-registrations forms.
Question: Who will take
care of my child's medication while at camp?
Answer: All medications are kept in the camp infirmary. Nurses
are assigned to each cabin and they will dispense your child's medications at appropriate times.
Question: What
type of back-ground check do you perform on the camp staff?
Answer: Our camp is entirley staffed
by volunteers. Each applicant is interviewed and applicaitons are checked by our staffing committee. We do an
intensive back ground investigations on each staff member. Our overall concern is your child's safety and fun while
attending our camp.
Question: What are the camp dates?
Answer: Camp dates
are listed for the upcoming year on the "Camp Programs" main page.
Question: How many campers attend each camp session?
Answer:
During the year 2007 our residential Youth & Teen camps will serve approx 160 campers and our Family Camp programs will
host approx 300 people.
Question: Does your camp have volunteer support?
Answer:
Our camp programs are built on the strength of our awesome volunteer physicians, nurses, counselors, family members, and many
others. You may apply to volunteer with us online. Please see our "volunteer registration" here.
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