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Alpine maintains a camp infirmary staffed by three registered nurses and one physician throughout the summer. This allows us to have two nurses on duty 24 hours a day. Our infirmary operates as a primary care clinic and is fully stocked with medical supplies to aid with everything from minor abrasions to more serious conditions.
If your son is sick or hurt while at camp, he will first be assessed and treated by our staff in the infirmary. If our medical staff feels that a camper needs treatment that we cannot provide we have excellent medical facilities a short distance away at DeKalb Regional Medical Center in Fort Payne, AL or at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. We take a very cautious philosophy at Alpine and will always send a boy to be checked out for further testing (i.e. x -ray, etc) if there is any question in our staff’s mind.
That being said, almost all injuries and sickness at Alpine are minor and can be treated by our capable medical staff. We do not notify a parent when a camper is in our camp infirmary for minor ailments, but if your son should become seriously ill or suffer an injury requiring outside treatment be assured we will notify you immediately.
We value communication with our parents and our nurses and doctor want to keep you updated as best they can with any medical issues.
