Who monitors medication? Is there a nurse or doctor?
There is a school nurse available seven days/weekand a doctor is on call 24 hours a day. A physician visits the program once a week to provide routine medical care. There is also a psychiatrist on call 24 hours a day, and in the program weekly, to review all psychotropic medication. Germaine Lawrence has affiliations with Children s Hospital to provide these medical services. If there is an emergency the school nurse and an administrator are notified. Parents/guardians are also notified by Germaine Lawrence staff. Germaine Lawrence utilizes both Winchester Hospital and Children s Hospital for emergency care. All staff are trained in basic first aid techniques as well as given medical information pertaining to an individual student s medical needs. The Germaine Lawrence program makes every effort to ensure that effective and efficient medical attention is received by all of its students.
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