Ruth Gottscho Dialysis & Children’s Kidney Program at Frost Valley YMCA Please feel free to contact the coordinators or medical director at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore at (718) 655-1120 or by email if you have any questions or require any additional information. (Faster reply by email!!)Maya Doyle, LCSW, PhD Social Work/Coordinator mdoyle@montefiore.orgElena Cotillo, RN Dialysis Nurse/Coordinator ecotillo@montefiore.orgShawn Blagmon Director of Partnerships - Frost Valley YMCAsblagmon@frostvalley.orgRick Kaskel, MD, PhDMedical Director We can't wait to see our campers for Kidney Camp 2024 at Frost Valley!!This is the first step in registering your child for kidney camp. All of our campers are generously provided with full camperships by the Ruth Gottscho Kidney Foundation.Please note there are changes to the scheduling and registration process this year!Once you register, we will reach out to your medical team to gather all needed medical information about your child. Once medically reviewed, campers are scheduled based on medical need, level of independence, and available space. Spaces are filled as we get applications, and accepted until we have no more space; we do run a waiting list for each session. Please note the description of each available session below.Our deadline for accepting campers in March 1, 2024.Please Note: Kidney campers MUST arrive at camp with 14 days worth of all medications with them from home in original labelled bottles from your pharmacy (not pre-poured), packed separately in a bag or cooler labeled with their name. Camp is hilly, and there is considerable walking. Kidney campers should be able to walk 200 yards unassisted (without walker, cane, etc.). If there are ambulation challenges, please let us know so we can discuss and plan. PD is NOT available at camp at this time Transplant campers must be at least one year post-transplant. We can NOT accommodate femoral catheters, overnight GT feeds (or other overnight equipment) at camp. Please notify us if a camper has enuresis (bedwetting) or requires GU catheterization, so we can prepare. Children with developmental or learning disabilities may be eligible for YAI’s Project MAC; please notify our coordinator early on if your camper might benefit from this program. Detailed info is necessary so that we can provide safe and accurate treatment to your camper while at camp and in an emergency if one should arise!!Please ask your team to forward a detailed medical summary to our coordinator (mdoyle@montefiore.org) so we can be sure that we can meet your child's needs at camp. Once your child is registered for camp, you will receive emails from Frost Valley and from our coordinator regarding medical records and consents. Please visit our kidney program webpage to download all other forms www.frostvalley.org/kidney (2024 forms will be available after Jan 1) Save/Next