[pct-l] health care providers along the PCT

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

This is a great idea and valuable resource to have, especially for the 
support group back home.

Austin, how about it?



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Glassner" <len5742 at gmail.com>
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 12:52 PM
Subject: [pct-l] health care providers along the PCT


> 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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