This week’s It’s Your City with host Cortney Bloomer traveled to Yerington this weekend to provide a preview of this coming weekend’s Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic right here in Carson City.
Courtney talks with Healthy Communities Coalition director Christy McGill.
RAM is a non-profit organization providing free medical, dental and vision services to patients. The upcoming Carson City event will run October 16th, 2015 thru October 18th, 2015.
Clinic hours are Friday, October 16th and Saturday, October 17th, 6 am till 4 pm, and Sunday, October 18th, 6 am till 1 pm. Dr. Parsons will volunteer on Saturday and Sunday providing free dental exams and treatment. The event will be held at: Carson City High School, 1111 North Saliman Road, Carson City.
For more information, call 775-350-4597 or email info@healthycomm.org/
Turnout is expected to be over 1,000 patients each day of the event and patients are encouraged to bring water, snacks, entertainment and dress appropriately. Additionally, patients must bring their current medications with them to the clinic for doctor review and consult.
Patients are invited to begin lining up at midnight at the North entrance of Carson High School. Volunteers will begin passing out entry numbers to those inline at 3am with the clinic opening at 6am. Services are provided on a first come first serve basis and include: vision testing, free eye glasses made on site, dental exams, filings and extractions, general medical consultations, diabetic screenings and education, PAP smears and more.
RAM is an international organization that travels the country and throughout the world providing free medical services with no qualifications. This event is for those in Northern Nevada who are uninsured or underinsured, with no eligibility requirements and no ID necessary.
It’s Your City is a weekly program aimed at keeping you informed about city government and other organizations and happenings around Carson City.
ram_client_recruitment_2015_half_page1_spanish.pdf by Carson Now
