Reply #140: Remote Area Medical Foundation. This is the group that held free medical/dental

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clinics all across the US this year. They have an excellent reputation and they really strive to keep down administrative costs, and to use most of their donations for patient care. If you saw the reports on TV of the free medical clinics in Los Angeles, West Virginia and Texas earlier this year, this group is responsible.

The Remote Area Medical® (RAM) Volunteer Corps is a non-profit, volunteer, airborne relief corps dedicated to serving mankind by providing free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States and the world.

Founded in 1985, Remote Area Medical® is a publicly supported all-volunteer charitable organization. Volunteer doctors, nurses, pilots, veterinarians and support workers participate in expeditions (at their own expense) in some of the world's most exciting places. Medical supplies, medicines, facilities and vehicles are donated.

Remote Area Medical Foundation
1834 Beech Street
Knoxville, TN 37920
1-877-5RAMUSA
865-579-1530

http://www.ramusa.org/index.html

Accomplishments
As of June 16, 2008, your efforts have enabled RAM to deliver the following free medical, dental, vision care and veterinary care to the underserved:
Total patient encounters 357,368
Total value of free care donated by RAM to the underserved $33,079,038
Total number of participating ram volunteers 36,675
Total glasses given 70,704
Total teeth extracted 109,555
Total veterinary care 63,785 animals

Special Project Guyana:-

In addition to the above statistics, the Wings of Hope REMOTE AREA MEDICAL® RAM AIRBORNE free air ambulance service in Guyana S.A., has evacuated over 1,217 emergency patients from isolated Amerindian villages to medical facilities.