Source:
The Coalfield Progress
WISE Of the nearly 1,500 volunteers at this
year's Remote Area Medical outreach,about a dozen were nurse practitioners.
More wanted to contribute
to the huge free clinic, but restrictions in Virginia law make it complicated
and difficult, says Teresa Gardner, executive director of The Health Wagon and
herself a nurse practitioner.
"We
need our hands unchained," Gardner says, echoing the state association's
position for lifting restrictions on their practice.
Source:
The Coalfield Progress
Free Healthcare Comes to Appalachia on Wheels
Source: The Rural Monitor
The Health Wagon Serves Up Care to Virginia's Rural
Uninsured
Source:
The Rural Monitor
Connections for Cardiovascular Health(SM)
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Alpha Natural Resources donates $25000 for new clinic near
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Hundreds receive free health care at Remote Area Medical event held at BMS
Kingsport Times News
By AP KINGSPORT — More than 85 percent of the men, women and children who attended the Remote Area Medical event at the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend sought dental services, such as cleanings, fillings and extractions, officials said on Saturday.
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Kingsport Times News
By AP KINGSPORT — More than 85 percent of the men, women and children who attended the Remote Area Medical event at the Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend sought dental services, such as cleanings, fillings and extractions, officials said on Saturday.
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700 to 800 medical volunteers donating time, talent at RAM clinic
TriCities.com
Ola Sudan, a truck driver from Columbus, Ga., turned out Friday for the first day of the Tri-Cities Remote Area Medical Clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway, seeking vision and dental care. It was not her first time. She has been to a number of RAM events ...
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Ola Sudan, a truck driver from Columbus, Ga., turned out Friday for the first day of the Tri-Cities Remote Area Medical Clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway, seeking vision and dental care. It was not her first time. She has been to a number of RAM events ...
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RAM volunteers feel led to give back to community
TriCities.com
DAVID CRIGGER/BRISTOL HERALD COURIER - Patients get care in the dental area Saturday morning at RAM (Remote Area Medical) at the Bristol Motor Speedway. RAM was fully staffed with dentist and hygienist volunteers for the weekend.
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DAVID CRIGGER/BRISTOL HERALD COURIER - Patients get care in the dental area Saturday morning at RAM (Remote Area Medical) at the Bristol Motor Speedway. RAM was fully staffed with dentist and hygienist volunteers for the weekend.
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Free health clinic in Appalachia
San Francisco Chronicle
Patients attend the Remote Area Medical (RAM) free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the mountains of Appalachia, on April 14, 2012 in Bristol Tennessee. Around two thousand uninsured and under-insured are expected to receive free ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
Patients attend the Remote Area Medical (RAM) free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the mountains of Appalachia, on April 14, 2012 in Bristol Tennessee. Around two thousand uninsured and under-insured are expected to receive free ...
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Three-day free clinic offers care to underinsured, uninsured in Appalachia
Uninsured family Betty (center), James Jr. and James Ramsey (top right) wait at dawn to attend the Remote Area Medical (RAM) free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the mountains of Appalachia, on April 15, in Bristol, Tenn.
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Uninsured family Betty (center), James Jr. and James Ramsey (top right) wait at dawn to attend the Remote Area Medical (RAM) free clinic at the Bristol Motor Speedway, located in the mountains of Appalachia, on April 15, in Bristol, Tenn.
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People Wait Overnight For Free Medical Care
WCYB
The Remote Area Medical Clinic is stationed at Bristol Motor Speedway for the weekend. Cars from West Virginia, some all the way from Indiana were pulling in Thursday afternoon nearly every minute. Spending the night in a tent, just to see a doctor ...
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The Remote Area Medical Clinic is stationed at Bristol Motor Speedway for the weekend. Cars from West Virginia, some all the way from Indiana were pulling in Thursday afternoon nearly every minute. Spending the night in a tent, just to see a doctor ...
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Crew films documentary at RAM
TriCities.com
A desire to talk people – not policy – is part of what drove husband-and-wife team Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman to film a documentary about this weekend's Remote Area Medical clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway. “We wanted to talk about what it is ...
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A desire to talk people – not policy – is part of what drove husband-and-wife team Jeff Reichert and Farihah Zaman to film a documentary about this weekend's Remote Area Medical clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway. “We wanted to talk about what it is ...
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Day 1 of RAM Clinic at Bristol Motor Speedway
TriCities.com
On day one of the Remote Area Medical Clinic, 500 people were treated. Yet, nearly 500 other people were turned away, due to a shortage of dentists. Volunteers for dentistry are needed. Tickets for to (more) Hundreds braved the cold temperatures and ...
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TriCities.com
On day one of the Remote Area Medical Clinic, 500 people were treated. Yet, nearly 500 other people were turned away, due to a shortage of dentists. Volunteers for dentistry are needed. Tickets for to (more) Hundreds braved the cold temperatures and ...
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Nearly 1600 patients treated during Bristol RAM
TriCities.com
“It's from my back wisdom teeth coming in,” he explained of his dilemma Sunday afternoon while awaiting his turn at the Remote Area Medical Clinic in Bristol. A carpenter from Richlands, Miller's lack of financial resources placed him among the last 21 ...
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“It's from my back wisdom teeth coming in,” he explained of his dilemma Sunday afternoon while awaiting his turn at the Remote Area Medical Clinic in Bristol. A carpenter from Richlands, Miller's lack of financial resources placed him among the last 21 ...
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Annual Remote Area Medical Clinic begins
The Remote Area Medical Clinic began Friday at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Medical, dental and vision professionals from across the region and the country ...
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The Remote Area Medical Clinic began Friday at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Medical, dental and vision professionals from across the region and the country ...
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Remote Area Medical Brings Free Medical, Dental, Vision Care to ...
A head's up to the our friends in the Southern States. The Remote Area Medical ( RAM) mobile clinic will be visiting the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol,
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A head's up to the our friends in the Southern States. The Remote Area Medical ( RAM) mobile clinic will be visiting the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol,
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Remote Area Medical (RAM) free clinic at the Bristol Motor ...
BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 14: Natalie Kiser stands in her parents' car as they prepare to wait overnight in the parking lot to attend theRemote Area Medical ( RAM) ...
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Norton Community Hospital gives furniture to Health Wagon clinic
Kingsport Times News
By staff report WISE — Norton Community Hospital has helped furnish the Health Wagon's new clinic with donated items, the Health Wagon announced Friday. For more than 30 years, theHealth Wagon has worked to provide free health care services to ...
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Kingsport Times News
By staff report WISE — Norton Community Hospital has helped furnish the Health Wagon's new clinic with donated items, the Health Wagon announced Friday. For more than 30 years, theHealth Wagon has worked to provide free health care services to ...
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