Remote Area Medical is in Los Angeles

[Liberal_in_LA]

Crowds of people were sitting today in stadium seats set up outside the Forum in Inglewood, waiting for their numbers to be called to receive free healthcare checks by volunteer doctors, dentists and optometrists.

The eight-day healthcare event will run from 5:30 a.m to 6 p.m. and is sponsored by Remote Area Medical, a charity that in the past has staged clinics in rural sections of the United States.

People started arriving before 3 a.m., many saying they did not have health insurance and saw this as an opportunity to be checked out.

“We’ve been here since 4,” said Vickie Zigetta, 52, of Lakewood.

Zigetta and others waiting for their numbers to be called were disappointed when organizers announced they would have no further dental appointments today. Medical exams and vision checkups were available, however.

“A lot of adults don’t have medical or dental insurance,” said Zigetta. “My three children are covered under Medical because they’re not over 21. The number we’ve got to get in is like gold."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/08/health-care-clinic.html

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Best country in the world!

bullshit. You'd have to go a country serviced by the Peace Corps to match this.

[babylonsister]

2. Who Says We Don't Have Universal Health Care?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6278557&mesg_id=6278557

[Systematic Chaos]

3. I know Sarah Palin sucks, but do you HAVE to call her a ho?

:P

[babylonsister]

4. Ha! Edited it for you!

:P

[nashville_brook]

5. keep this kicked -- this is an outstanding story (minus the lame headline)

"waiting for checkups" diminishes the story, and it likely inaccurate. you don't wait in lines like that unless you're in serious pain/trouble.