As we are 60 minutes from the nearest hospital, LLYC feels strongly about ensuring a strong healthcare system in the Canyon. Our healthcare team includes a medical provider (MD, APRN, PA), nurses, and healthcare assistants that staff the clinics. These skilled professionals operate according to care guidelines, protocols, and standing orders which are approved annually by our Medical Advisory Board.
We have clinics at both campsites which are furnished with equipment, supplies, and medications that meet or exceed industry standards and allow us the ability to treat a wide range of illnesses, aches, and injuries as they may occur.
Across the Canyon we have AED’s, first aid kits, and rescue equipment strategically placed to be available if needed. In the event of a major injury or illness we have a robust Emergency Action Plan in place. At the direction of our medical staff, we can decide to transport a patient to the hospital in Kerrville, call Frio Canyon EMS to come to the Canyon, or request a helicopter evacuation from one of our eight PELA (pre-existing landing area) sites. (Due to our remote location, the method of patient transport will be determined by Frio Canyon EMS and on-site healthcare professionals.)
It is very important to tell us about your camper’s medical and mental health needs in the camper’s health history so we can provide the best care for him/her in your absence. During the online registration process, you are prompted to complete a health history about your child. Please be thorough and include anything we may need to know.
Nursing staff review the health histories before camp, if we have questions about your child’s health history, we will contact you to talk through things. If you have health concerns you would like us to be aware of, feel free to contact Cristal Mrosko (cmrosko@hebfdn.org) directly. It is much easier to have a plan to support the camper prior to check-in day so we set them up for a successful camp experience!
Each campsite has a healthcare team readily available to address camper and staff health needs. Each clinic stocks a broad array of over-the-counter medications for as-needed use. The clinic healthcare staff will evaluate your camper and determine the plan for treatment following our standing orders and clinic guidelines. If your child’s concern does not fall within these parameters, he or she will be evaluated and treated by our camp practitioner. Select prescription medications are kept in the clinics to begin treatment as soon as possible.
Should your child become ill while at camp or sustain an injury, we will contact you according to our Parent Call Policy. As we have limited isolation space and healthcare staff, we ask that you have a workable plan in place to be able to pick up your child from camp within eight (8) hours should that be needed (injury, illness, etc).
ALL medications need to be given to healthcare staff on check-in day. No medications may be kept in cabins except for rescue medications (with your written permission).
On Closing Day, pick up your meds from the healthcare staff table while picking up your camper. Please don’t forget! Medications that are not picked up will be disposed of as we cannot legally ship them to you. Please be sure to pick up your medications.
In the event a child experiences communicable disease symptoms, Laity Lodge Youth Camp Health Services will test campers and staff for the suspected illness (Strep, Covid, Flu, etc). Should the child test positive, parents may be asked to pick up their child from camp within 8 hours of being contacted. Should this situation occur, parents, and clinic staff will confer to determine the best plan of care for the child.
