*** Recap from July 9 - 11 ***
During its free health care weekend July 9 - 11 at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Remote Area Medical volunteers provided about $420,000 worth of free dental, vision and general medical care.
Care was assigned a value based on Medicare reimbursement rates, which are on the low end of the health care reimbursement spectrum.
In the organization's first expedition to Oklahoma, RAM saw 1,635 individual patients for 2,497 individual services. Many patients received both dental and vision services, as well as women's health and general medical check-ups. RAM volunteers made 691 pairs of glasses over the three days of the event.
RAM thanks every one of the 938 volunteers — and the United States Public Health Service — for their efforts to see more than 1,600 Oklahomans.
RAM extracted 1,342 teeth, filled 477 teeth and provided 216 cleanings. In total, 913 patients received dental care, which was the most requested service. RAM also performed more than 100 pap tests and gave out more than 100 vouchers for free mammograms.
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Until then, please view this "60 Minutes" feature for more information about RAM:
Thank you,
— Remote Area Medical Oklahoma, Inc.