[pct-l] health care providers along the PCT

[Jeffrey Haas]

I would greatly appreciate that.  Having had to utilize a clinic while on the Appalachian Trail, I was able to understand what town I needed to get to and how far away it was.  In non emergency situations this list is invaluable and can ultimately prevent an emergency situation.

In my case I was dealing with blood in my urine and wanted to make sure I wasn't having any issues with kidney stones and was able to get to a clinic and get some meds just in case I had to "ride" out a kidney stone while in my tent (which thankfully I didn't).  
On Sep 17, 2010, at 3:52 PM, Len Glassner wrote:

> I'm wondering about the desirability/feasibility of developing a list
> of doctors/clinics along the trail.  In the event one has a medical
> issue, it might be nice to have something like this to turn to.
> Especially if one knows of a physician that's clued into the special
> circumstances of backpacking.  It's also good to know if there just
> aren't any.  (At some small towns, you'll just have to travel to
> another town to get care.)
> 
> This might be too hard, dunno.  Just thought I'd throw it out there.
> If it sounds doable, maybe Mr. Planyourhike.com could be the
> information aggregator?
> 
> I got godawful sick in Ashland last year.  After three days, I went to
> the hospital ER.  The verdict was 'you've got a virus, nothing we can
> do about it'.  The bill was $2000, most of which Kaiser paid, but it
> still cost me a few hundred bucks.
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