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During the expedition
to New Orleans, LA, 1,350 Remote Area Medical®
Volunteers mounted possibly the largest free
medical clinic initiative ever held in the US.
Thousands of Katrina
victims lined up to receive much needed Medical,
Dental and Vision care. Many regular healthcare
services were simply not available to area residents
due to post-Katrina flooding.
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We registered 5,212 patients and provided 19,864
Medical, Dental and Vision services valued at $1,893,040.00!
Working in cooperation with the New Orleans Health
Department, using a computerized registration system
supported by Dell and Intel, we recreated a basic
medical record for each patient, which was then stored
on portable media and given to the patient.
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Volunteers made more than 1,300 pairs of glasses
and pulled more than 3,000 teeth during our
week in New Orleans. Hundreds of other necessary
procedures were also performed by a willing
and skilled staff.
To read Wayne Smith's daily journal from this
expedition, click
here.
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