Remote Area Medical Clinic 2005
July 28-31, 2005
This year RAM offered a variety of services which included: eye exams and prescription glasses, dental care, including cleanings, fillings and extractions, hearing exams, bone density tests, blood work, cholesterol and diabetes screenings, pulmonary checks, pap smears, cancer screenings and medication assistance. Health care volunteers treated 2,390 people on Friday; 2,714 people on Saturday; and 922 people on Sunday, for a total of 6,026 patients served. Saturday's numbers set a new world record for RAM - 2,714 people served - that surpasses the previous record, 1,803, by nearly 1,000 people. Telemedicine also set a record of 71 patients seen over the three day clinic.
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