Nearly 600 people and more than 100 animals served by RAM at LMU

Remote Area Medical (RAM) rolled onto the campus of Lincoln Memorial University at Harrogate Friday morning. Seventy-two hours and $401,050 worth of medical, dental and vision services later, RAM left having made an impact on 595 patients. The good works included veterinary services for 106 pets of the human patients.
LMU served as the community host, opening up the Tex Turner Arena to RAM. More than twenty dental chairs covered half the arena floor while indoor batting cages were converted to optical lanes for vision testing and the athletic training room was converted to medical exam rooms. Three hundred and twelve volunteers came together to staff the human services including LMU-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine students, dental students from the University at Buffalo, Southern College of Optometry students and LMU faculty, staff and students. In addition to a range of health screenings, LMU-DCOM students and faculty also performed osteopathic manipulative medicine on patients and practitioners, alike.

People line up to hear their number called to enter the Remote Area Medical Clinic at Lincoln Memorial University on Saturday, June 29. A total of 595 people received free dental, medical and vision services during the two-day event.

The dental services were most in demand, with 323 patients having dental encounters. Two hundred and fifty three patients received vision services and 271 pairs of glasses were made on site. In the medical area, 178 people were treated.
In the Schenck Center adjacent to Tex Turner Arena, the LMU Veterinary Health Science and Veterinary Medical Technology program teamed with RAM and Red Rover to provide free spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and micro chipping while the pets’ humans were being treated in the Arena. Nearly 60 additional volunteers served in the veterinary area.

The Remote Area Medical Clinic at Lincoln Memorial University included veterinary services including spay and neuter surgeries, vaccinations and micro chipping.

LMU hosted its first RAM clinic in 2006.  Since then, the two organizations have partnered to deliver nearly $2 million worth of services to 5,501 people. Additionally, 1,641 animals have been spayed or neutered during RAM events at LMU. For more information about RAM, go to www.RAMusa.org. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 07/02/2018-6AM)