Free Medical Help?
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imachynna at 08.10.09 - 1:34 am
I got an email a few days ago about free medical help. I don't know if it's bogus or not, and don't really feel like doing the research, but here's the info for anyone interested:
"Please share with everyone you know . . .
(Faithful Central) will be hosting and facilitating a program (at the Forum) called Reach Across America (RAM) which will be providing free medical, dental and vision care for one week to anyone in need. Please note that you will be able to get your dental, vision & (depending on your health condition) medical needs met right on the spot. They have the tools and expertise needed to issue prescription glasses, and repair dental issues within the week! So be sure to get there early if you need to be seen. Below is more information on the services offered. They are also looking for volunteers and licensed medical professionals so if this is YOU, please be a blessing to someone in need.
REACH ACROSS AMERICA PROGRAM
AUGUST 11 - AUGUST 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES , CALIFORNIA
at
THE FORUM in INGLEWOOD
3900 W Manchester Blvd
Beginning at 5:30AM daily
To provide free MEDICAL, VISION, and DENTAL care for uninsured, underinsured, unemployed, under-employed persons [http://www.ramusa.org/expeditions/2009/ramla2009.htm]
Dates: August 11-18, 2009
Location:
The Forum
3900 W. Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90305
FOR PATIENTS
How to Receive Treatment:
All of our services are free and are provided by volunteers. The doctor is free; the dentist is free; the eye doctor is free. Please arrive early, bring a snack, and be prepared to wait. Your wait may be long; chairs will be provided for your comfort.
Services:
DENTAL: Cleanings, fillings, extractions, and root canals. Everyone receives a free dental exam. Pediatric dentistry is available.
VISION: Vision exam and free prescription glasses made onsite. (NOTE: May not be able to make glasses for everyone.) Cataract surgery.
MEDICAL & WOMEN'S HEALTH: Mammograms and Pap smears; pediatric exams; adult physicals & medical consults (including diabetes and hypertension); chiropractors; acupuncture; blood lab work; chest X-rays; medication assistance; and many other medical specialties available.
Services are provided by Remote Area Medical for the uninsured, underinsured, unemployed, and those who cannot afford to pay. Services are provided by volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, dental hygeinists, dental assistants, ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, and other trained health professionals from the State of California.
(For Volunteers)
RAM needs
Medical Doctors (all specialties) and Nurses,Ophthalmologists, Op tometrists, Opticians, Ophthalmic Techs, Paramometry Techs, General Dentists, Oral Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry, Registered Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants.
CALIFORNIA LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
CLICK HERE FOR RAM-LA PAGES
CONTACT
Jean Jolly, Volunteer Coordinator, Remote Area Medical
jeanjolly@ramusa.org
865.579.1530"
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Patient wristbands to be given out in advance of massive L.A. free clinic
Organizers say they hope the plan will reduce waits at the weeklong health clinic at the L.A. Sports Arena, which is expected to draw thousands of uninsured and under-insured.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
April 13, 2010 | 4:18 p.m.
The organizers of a massive free clinic scheduled to return to Los Angeles later this month have announced that color-coded wristbands will be distributed to patients in advance of the weeklong health clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, a change they hope will reduce waits and leave fewer people turned away.
"This way, people can come on their designated day and not worry about long lines just to get in. The wristband is the ticket into the clinic," said Don Manelli, an organizer with Knoxville, Tenn.-based Remote Area Medical, the nonprofit sponsoring the clinic.
The clinic will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 27 to May 3 and is expected to draw thousands of uninsured and under-insured patients. Organizers plan to distribute wristbands starting at 9 a.m. April 25 outside the arena, 3939 S. Figueroa St.
Those seeking treatment on a particular day can get in line to receive a wristband color-coded for that day. Each family member seeking medical, dental or vision care must get in line to receive a wristband, although parents and caregivers may obtain wristbands for their children and charges. Wristbands are not interchangeable or removable.
Volunteers at the first clinic, held in August at the Forum in Inglewood, treated more than 6,300. Scores more were turned away because of a shortage of medical volunteers.
alicestrong04.13.10 - 6:55 pm
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