The Klein Clinic, Camp Echo’s health center located on Main Camp, is staffed twenty-four hours a day by a Health Officer. All Camp Echo staff members are required to have current certifications in First Aid and CPR. When health matters require it, campers will be driven into town and seen by a local physician. Gerber Memorial Hospital in the city of Fremont is located about 15 minutes away from camp; if necessary, an ambulance will be dispatched to Camp Echo to pick up an injured person.
The Health Officer will notify parents by phone in the following cases:
- A camper is confined to the clinic for 12 hours or more.
- A camper spends the night in the clinic.
- A camper needs to be taken to Urgent Care or Emergency Room.
- A camper is injured while using Camp Echo’s equipment (i.e. horses, boats, bikes, etc.)
All medications (prescription and over the counter) are stored and locked in the Klein Clinic. This policy is for the safety and welfare of all participants at camp and to discourage misuse. This is a camp licensing requirement for the state of Michigan. Your signature on the Health Form authorizes Camp Echo to provide emergency medical care. Alternatively, a parent or guardian may sign may contact the Camp Echo Office to complete a Do Not Treat and/or Incomplete Immunizations Waiver.
We want your child to have a successful camp experience. So if you child takes a medication to help them while at school and/or when interacting with others, we highly recommend that the medication should also be taken while your child is at camp. This is recommended practice from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of Camp Nurses, and the American Camp Association’s Healthy Camps initiative. In our experience, campers who continue on the same year-long health regiments in the summer are more successful while at camp. }
