Care throughout the summer
Staying healthy helps girls enjoy all that camp has to offer. From meals and active days to rest, hydration, and everyday routines, our counselors, Group Leaders, and medical team work together to support each camper’s wellbeing.
Lovejoy, our Health Center
Vega’s Health Center—known around camp as Lovejoy—is staffed around the clock by resident registered nurses and camp doctors. Campers can turn to the team when they feel unwell, have an injury, or need help with an ongoing health concern. We also work with providers in Augusta and the surrounding area, including MaineGeneral Health, when care outside camp is needed.
Working with parents
Getting to know your daughter begins before she arrives. Please share her health history, allergies, dietary needs, medications, and anything else that will help us care for her. Required health forms, including a physician’s exam, immunization records, and insurance information, are available through your family account.
Keeping you informed
Our team contacts parents when a camper stays overnight in Lovejoy, needs an outside provider, has a significant or uncommon ailment, or requires a prescription. You are always welcome to contact the Health Center, your daughter’s Group Leader, Emily, or Kyle with questions or concerns.
Medications and emergency care
Our medical team manages regular medications and supplements through the Health Center. Please follow the Parent Handbook’s instructions for documenting and sending them in advance, and speak with us before sending any medication with your daughter. Emergency medications, such as rescue inhalers and EpiPens, require advance coordination and any applicable permissions. Campers should not keep medications or supplements in their bunks without approval.
Everyday habits and emotional wellbeing
Counselors help campers build routines around handwashing, drinking water, showers, sleep, and telling an adult when something doesn’t feel right. We ask families to let us know if their daughter is unwell before traveling to camp. Lice checks take place on arrival and throughout the summer, with concerns handled discreetly and kindly.
Feeling well also includes feeling supported. A camper can miss home and enjoy camp at the same time. Counselors, Group Leaders, Emily, and Kyle help girls talk through worries, navigate friendships, and ask for help. Please share concerns with us so we can work together.
Preparing for camp
Enrolled families can find detailed procedures in the Parent Handbook and complete forms through their family account. For food allergies and dietary needs, visit Meals & Dining. To discuss your daughter’s care, contact us.