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About the Ruth Gottscho Dialysis & Children's Kidney Program Eligibility Check our FAQ and Checklist Page for related questions.
For further information, please contact: Maya Doyle, LCSW or Maureen Eisele, RN Division of Pediatric Nephrology Children's Hospital of Montefiore The Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation
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Established in 1975, children and
adolescents with kidney disease have attended the resident camp program at Frost
Valley YMCA, under the careful supervision of the Ruth Gottscho Dialysis and
Children's Kidney Program. The first program of its kind in the US, today the
Frost Valley program is still unique in its efforts to mainstream the children
with kidney disease into cabins and programs with other children. Here,
children receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, in chronic renal failure,
or post-transplant, are able to participate in a traditional residential camp
experience, while gaining confidence and independence, in what may be their
first time away from home. Campers are able to meet other children with medical
problems similar to their own and are also able to be "teachers" to their counselors
and cabin mates. They may learn new skills or improve techniques for their own
medical management. Most importantly, the children are part of the mainstream
camp environment, and participate as fully as possible in all camping activities,
meeting other campers from all walks of life, and from around the world. 
people. The program is based in a full-service, on-site
dialysis unit, equipped for hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
(CAPD), as well as care of the post-transplant and pre-dialysis camper. The
unit is staffed by experienced pediatric nephrologists and nephrology nurses,
under the supervision of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Special attention
is given to the individual medical and developmental needs of each child, and
treatment schedules are arranged to allow for maximum participation in camp
activities. Back-up medical facilities are provided locally by Kingston Hospital
, and by the Children's Hospital of Montefiore, in coordination with the campers'
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