More than 600 people are expected to turn out for free health care services being offered at the upcoming Remote Area Medical clinic hosted by Tusculum College on Nov. 8-9.
Responding to a regional need, Tusculum College will bring the free clinic to Greene County for the first time this fall. The event is expected to draw those in need of services from all over the region and more than 200 volunteers are gearing up to pull off this significant event.
RAM is a Knoxville-based organization providing free medical care for the uninsured and underinsured.
“This is an event that suits the Civic Arts mission of Tusculum College. It’s a documented need in the area, with more than 600 people expected over the weekend,” said Mark Stokes, Tusculum chaplain and organizer of the event. “We are hosting the event in conjunction with the community. We have hundreds of volunteers, not only from the RAM organization but from Greeneville and Greene County.”
Stokes added that he hopes anyone in need of basic health care services will take advantage of this opportunity through RAM
During the two-day, weekend clinics, RAM volunteers provide basic medical services, dental work and optometry services and glasses on-site free that day. Health care services provided include comprehensive screening for diabetes and hypertension, procedures such as mammography, colon cancer screening, retinal screening using telemedicine technology, chest x-rays, pulmonary function studies and some gynecological procedures.
On both days, the parking areas will open at midnight and RAM will begin handing out numbers for patient order at 3 a.m. The doors open at 6 am.
RAM, founded by adventurer Stan Brock in 1985, is dedicated to providing medical and veterinary access in rural and remote areas to anyone who needs it, both domestically and abroad.
For more information, visit RAM’s website at http://www.ramusa.org/ or email RAM@tusculum.edu, or call (423) 636-7450.