We are excited to let you know that our camp medical supply service is now live! We know that health and safety is your camp's top priority. It is important to us too that you are adequately prepared to treat common illnesses and injuries and are ready for camper and staff emergencies each summer. You [...]
One more quick update to let you know that we've made a few changes to Notes! When you add an internal note to a camper or staff profile, you can also document a Category and Priority. We've updated the way High Priority notes are displayed, to make sure they don't get missed. First, notes that are created with [...]
We are thrilled to let you know that we've added in an Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medication module into our application. What the heck is an OTC Medication module you ask? Well I'll tell ya... Many of our camps stock over-the-counter medications at their health center each summer? Things like Tylenol, Motrin, cough drops, or calamine lotion. These [...]
We're not leaving Ann Arbor, we've just outgrown our current space. It's been cozy over the last year, but we simply can't fit any more CampDoc.com and SchoolDoc.com account managers, support leaders, or web developers into our office at 526 S Maple Rd. Please update your records and direct all future correspondence to: 4750 Venture [...]
Over the last few years, we've received similar questions from many of our camps: What medical supplies should we stock in our camp health center? Where can we purchase these medical supplies with a limited budget? We know that health and safety is your camp's top priority. It is important to us too that you [...]
Summer camps, attended by over 11 million children yearly, represent an ideal setting for head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestation from close quarters and opportunities for direct camper-to-camper contact. Lice infestations in summer camps, although non-life threatening, have substantial social, economic, and medical consequences for campers who are unnecessarily excluded and can cause more significant [...]
ANN ARBOR, MI, September 15, 2016 — CampDoc.com, the leading electronic health record system for camps, announced the release of CampGrams, a one-way camp email communication tool that allows families to easily send messages to their campers while they are away at camp. "We're continuing our mission to improve the health and safety at camps, and are [...]
Summer is coming to a close. Commercials for back-to-school sales are pervasive, families are back from their vacations, and schools around the nation are re-waxing their tile floors because they will soon be packed with students. For those of us who just got back from camp, the adjustment to school will be especially difficult. It is [...]
It's finally June: you've paid camp fees, filled out all of the necessary forms, and you've been trying your best to collect every item that is on your camp packing list. Congratulations, you are officially a camp parent! Although you may not get the chance to leave behind your responsibilities and frolic outside all day [...]
As a 16-year-old kid, the director of my camp told me that I was “in loco parentis” for 12 children. This is a Latin term meant to describe my responsibility as a counselor: to effectively take on the role of parent for my campers. Parenthood is probably the most vital job on this earth, so [...]