Health & Safefy at Camp Greystone

Camp Greystone is accredited by the American Camp Association.

We have one of the most impressive Health Care staffs anywhere, with full time nurses and doctors on site and on call 24 hours a day in a well furnished up to date facility. We hope that your daughter will never need to experience our Health Hut, but if she needs us we are here to help her get back on her feet! We are committed to calling you if there is ever an issue that affects your daughter’s camp experience. This would include the following circumstances:

If your camper needs to spend the night at the health hut.
If your camper needs prescription medication.
If your camper needs to visit a doctor in town, get x-rays, or lab work.
If your camper’s schedule must be changed due to an illness or injury.

Health Forms

Please be sure that we have your daughter's health form on file by May 1st. Do not delay. Lost health forms can be downloaded here [PDF]. If there are changes to your daughters health condition after your form has been sent in, just contact the office and we will update her records.

Medical Care

Greystone has up to 6 registered nurses, a 24 hour a day resident doctor, and a full time pediatrician (Dr. Margaret) to care for your daughter's needs. Should an accident or illness be untreatable at camp, we have arrangements for professional service in both Hendersonville, NC, and Greenville, SC. Every effort will be made to contact parents before treatment is administered.

Medications

Campers are not permitted to keep any medications in their cabins. There is no need to bring over the counter medications as we keep such items in the health hut. Medications brought to camp (including over-the- counter medications if you choose to bring them) will be stored and administered by a nurse in the Health Hut. Please bring all medications to the Health Hut upon arrival at camp. If your daughter needs to keep emergency items with her (for example for bee stings or asthma) please come by the Health Hut and speak to the nurse.

Eating Problems

Campers sometimes arrive at camp with eating disorders. Sometimes these eating disorders are serious problems like anorexia or bulimia; sometimes they are just minor obsessions with a diet they started at home. In both cases, we have found that these campers have a difficult time at camp. Focusing on “control” of their food and diet in this atmosphere is frustrating and can be harmful to both the camper and the camp community at large. It is most likely such campers will be unable to have a good experience at camp. Should a camper exhibit any signs of an eating disorder, we will contact you immediately and make arrangements for professional counseling to determine whether or not camp is the best place for her to be. If you have any questions about a particular situation, please contact Margaret Miller (our Health Director) immediately.

Professional Counseling

There are some situations that we are not qualified to handle. In such cases we will call you for permission to take your daughter to a professional counselor.

Calling The Health Hut

Should you ever have any questions regarding the state of your daughter's health, feel free to call us directly at the Health Hut. We maintain detailed records of any visits and will always be able to answer any questions.

The Health Hut telephone number is 828-693-9841.

Please Do

Send us a current Health Form signed by both parent and physician.
Let us know of any unusual health concerns you have concerning your daughter prior to opening day if at all possible.
Attach a copy of your insurance card (front and back).
Take all medications to the Health Hut on opening day.
Visit the Health Hut with your daughter if she is sick on opening day or has been exposed to any potential concerns within 2 weeks of opening day (including lice).

Please Don’t

Bring Over the counter medications for your camper (we have a fully stocked facility).
Leave your daughter at camp without visiting the Health Hut if your daughter is sick on opening day.

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