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Pop-up clinic in the Piedmont Triad to provide health care services this weekend at no cost

By David Ford
Published May 29, 2024 at 11:46 AM EDT
A Remote Area Medical volunteer training session from October 2021. Since its foundation in 1985, nearly 213,000 volunteers – licensed dental, vision, medical and veterinary professionals, and general support staff – have supported RAM’s mission. Photograph courtesy of Remote Area Medical.

A Remote Area Medical volunteer training session from October 2021. Since its foundation in 1985, nearly 213,000 volunteers – licensed dental, vision, medical and veterinary professionals, and general support staff – have supported RAM’s mission. Photograph courtesy of Remote Area Medical.

A two-day dental, vision and medical services clinic is heading for the Piedmont Triad this weekend, and there will be no cost to patients.

The nonprofit providing the pop-up clinic is Remote Area Medical (RAM) based in Rockford, Tennessee. Founded in 1985, RAM has received a 95% rating from philanthropic guidance agency Charity Navigator. 

Some of the services available this weekend will include dental cleanings, fillings and X-rays. Eye exams, women’s health services and general medical exams will be provided as well.

The free, two-day clinic begins on Saturday, June 1, at Forbush Middle School in East Bend. No ID is required. Services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. The patient parking lot will open by midnight Friday and remain open for the clinic’s duration.
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David Ford
Before his arrival in the Triad, David had already established himself as a fixture in the Austin, Texas arts scene as a radio host for Classical 89.5 KMFA. During his tenure there, he produced and hosted hundreds of programs including Mind Your Music, The Basics and T.G.I.F. Thank Goodness, It's Familiar, which each won international awards in the Fine Arts Radio Competition. As a radio journalist with 88.5 WFDD, his features have been recognized by the Associated Press, Public Radio News Directors Inc., Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals, and Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. David has written and produced national stories for NPR, KUSC and CPRN in Los Angeles and conducted interviews for Minnesota Public Radio's Weekend America.
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