Uninsured or underinsured Americans flocked to rural Wise County, Va., earlier this month to seek free dental, vision and medical services. The Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps. transformed the local fairgrounds into a field hospital to provide care on a first-come, first-served basis. It's estimated 2,400 people received care over a three-day period at the clinic. The event has been held annually for 12 years.
A placard advertises the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A board lists the variety of medical talks offered at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient displays his place numbers for treatment after entering the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A "No Weapons Allowed" sign is posted at entrance to the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient with wristbands indicating her treatment waits to be called at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
An array of root canal files are lined up in the dentistry tent at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Dentists work on patients at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A dentist cleans a patients teeth at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A dentist prepares to extract teeth at the Remote Area Medical clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A dentist extracts teeth at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A dentist displays extracted teeth at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient has her blood pressure taken before receiving treatment at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Patients have their vital stats recorded before receiving treatment at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
People needing dental and vision care arrive at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Founder Stan Brock (C) calls patients wristband numbers at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
People wait to receive a wristband number for medical treatment at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Patients wait to receive treatment at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Girls help to distribute free clothes at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Patients wait for their wristband number to be called for dental care at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
The Wise County Fairgrounds serve as the location for the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
Paul and Tina Williams from St. Paul, Virginia, attend the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient has an eye exam at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient has an eye exam at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
People wait to receive a wristband number for medical treatment at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
A patient has an eye exam at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic in Wise, Virginia July 20, 2012. (MARK MAKELA/REUTERS)
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