• Parents and caregivers have an opportunity for respite from the 24 hour / day care responsibilities.
• The experience in sharing brings together many professionals who learn about the service provided by the Hershey Department of Pediatrics and refer patients who are vent dependent but, also many other children with other less complex respiratory problems.
• The camp experience provides physicians and nurses with a ready made community network of home care providers and respiratory therapists which simplifies and expedites discharge planning.
• The camp provides an opportunity for long - term follow-up experience for nurses and therapists who may not care for these children except in the acute setting.
• Camp is an educational experience for all professionals in that they have an opportunity to see how patients from other centers are cared for.
• The camp provides an excellent learning and service opportunity for Junior Counselors who are high school and college students.
• The camp provides the subject matter for TV coverage and newspaper articles each year.
• The camp has produced several clinical research projects: Two abstracts and two poster presentations as well as an article for publication in preparation.

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