RAM Clinic Set for Sept. 9 and 10 at Camp Jordan Park

Remote Area Medical (RAM) clinic mission = is to prevent pain and alleviate suffering by providing free, quality care to those in need

SERVICES

FREE Dental that includes:

Filling of cavities

Pulling decayed teeth

Cleaning of dirty teeth

Free Vision that includes:

comprehensive eye exam

prescription eyeglasses made on site which patients walk

away with

Free Medical Services that include:

Medical evaluation

Screening and referral for diabetes, high blood

pressure and other medical conditions

Women’s Health = mammograms and Pap smears

On site counseling, post clinic referrals and health education/literature to improve health

(Services provided by compassionate, qualified professional volunteers)

PROCESS

Open to the public

***FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED*** (numbers given out at 2 AM to waiting patients)

No Identification required

No fees, No eligibility requirements

No questions asked about income

No questions asked about medical insurance

DATES, TIMES & LOCATION

Saturday, September 9, 2023 6 AM – 4 PM

Sunday, September 10, 2023 6 AM – 2 PM

Camp Jordan Arena

323 Camp Jordan Parkway, East Ridge, TN 37412

Go to www.ramusa.org for further information Or call (423) 702-0326

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.