Our Medical Program

The health and safety of our campers is our top priority at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, and so is fun. To ensure maximum fun, along with necessary care Camp includes a significant, yet unobtrusive, medical presence.

A man ties a wristband on a young boy outdoors, while other people, including a person holding a dog, watch nearby.

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Meeting the Medical Needs of Our Campers

The full-time medical staff work closely with admissions and our camper’s parents and medical providers before the child’s arrival at Camp to understand each child’s medical needs. At check-in, parents and caregivers have the opportunity to sit down with their child’s nurse and the infirmary team to review all medical care, special needs, medications, restrictions, etc. While families take care of medications during Family Camps, in the summer program, the infirmary team ensures that medications and treatments are brought to the child whenever possible to minimize any time they would miss from the activities. These treatments can include: medications (oral, IV, IM, subcu), IV infusions (medications, fluids, nutrition), G/J-tube feedings, chemotherapy, central line care and more.

A Continuation of Care

When a Camper has acute medical needs at Camp, Hole in the Wall is there every step of the way. If our campers need care beyond what we can safely provide onsite, Camp works closely with Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Conn. and with the local Queenstown, Md. EMS team. While leaving Camp is disappointing, Hole in the Wall never leaves the child. Whenever possible, Hospital and Family Outreach teams will follow up with a camper who needs to leave early, ready to bring some Camp magic to their bedside.

The OK Corral in Connecticut

Our infirmary, aka the OK Corral, looks like a 19th century mill with walls covered in colorful paintings that tell the story of Hole in the Wall. The medical staff dress in the Camp “uniform” – shorts, t-shirts and no stethoscopes, thank you very much – and look like all the other counselors at Camp. When Camp is in session, the infirmary is staffed 24 hours a day with a full nursing staff alongside volunteer physicians and nurses.

The medical team provides routine, scheduled medical care as prescribed by each camper’s primary physicians or specialists and their parents. This includes overnight care in the Moose Lodge located within the infirmary for campers who require treatments during the night. Even though it doesn’t look like a hospital or clinic, the OK Corral and its staff provide are well equipped to ensure all the campers we serve can just be kids at Camp.