Health and Wellness
Our Health Services Team is available daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm to support campers' health and well-being. Many of our staff are First Aid and CPR/AED certified, and with eleven AEDs located throughout our campus, we are prepared to respond.
Contact Us!
Summer Camp Office
(703) 749-6317
Health Services Office
(703) 873-5568
Transportation Office
(703) 749-6353
Medication At Camp
If your child requires prescription or non-prescription medication during camp, a Medication Authorization Form needs to be on file in the nurse’s office. Both the completed form and medication must be given to the nurse’s office in the original packaging labeled with the child’s name and the physician’s instructions. Completed forms may be emailed to the nurse’s office at any time after April. We begin accepting medication the week prior to the start of camp.
For everyone's safety, medication cannot be sent to or from camp in a camper’s backpack. All medications must be delivered to the Nurse by a parent or an authorized adult.
Medications must be picked up by a parent or an authorized adult within 14 days after an authorization expires, or camper’s last day at camp. The nurse will dispose of unclaimed medication. Please email the nurse’s office to arrange a time to pick-up medication after camp hours.
Sick Policy
A licensed healthcare professional is on duty from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm each day while camp is in-session. Should your camper become ill, you will be contacted and asked to pick up your child within one hour. Please ensure your designated emergency contact is aware of this policy in the event you are unavailable. For safety reasons, campers are not allowed to arrive or picked up by any car service, including taxi, Uber, Lyft, etc.)
Campers who are sick should remain at home and may require a doctor's note before returning to camp. A child with a fever must be kept at home for a minimum of 24 hours and up to 72 hours after their temperature has returned to normal, depending on the situation. Each case will be reviewed by the Health Services Office. Campers may not attend if they have a temperature over 100 degrees F, are vomiting, have gastric symptoms, a sore throat, severe cold, cough or are excessively fatigued and unable to fully participate in camp activities.
Sunscreen/Insect Repellent
During the online registration, parents can grant permission to Summer@Potomac staff to assist with applying the no-contact spray products. Without this permission and the necessary product, Summer@Potomac staff member(s) will not be able to assist campers with applying these products, so campers should know how to apply them independently. Sunscreen and/or insect repellent must be in the original container and labeled with your camper’s name.
Communicable Disease
You must notify Summer@Potomac Office within 24 hours, or on the next business day, if your child or anyone in your household has developed a reportable communicable disease. The Reportable Disease list may be found on the Virginia Department of Health website or click here.
Meet The Health Services Team
Danielle Donaldson
Administrative Director of
Health Services
Sajini Gundry
Camp Nurse
Ivy Moore
Camp Nurse