Free Medical, Dental, & Vision Clinic
Check out this video from the inaugural Coachella Valley Expedition
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If you have some time to help or donate for the clinic happening April 3-6th in Indio check out the website at www.CaliforniaCareForce.org @californiacareforce
DATES/LOCATION: April 3-6, 2014 at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio, CA
WHAT: Free medical, dental and vision care will be offered to up to 900 patients a day. The Healthcare clinic will have 70 dental stations, 20 medical exam rooms and 10 vision lanes. A vision lab will produce free prescription eyeglasses on site. Dentistry will include cleanings, fillings and extractions. Medical doctors will provide services ranging from consultation and diagnosis to minor medical procedures. Nurses will staff triage areas and provide medical assistance.
HOW: Patients can line up each morning starting at 3:30am. Each person in line will receive one number while available. Patient registration will begin at 5:30am each morning.
WHO: conducted by California CareForce along with the Coachella Valley Community Trust, California Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (CALAOMS) and Goldenvoice
The inaugural Coachella Valley Expedition held in April 2013, provided much needed services to 2,770 patients, for a total value of care estimated at over 1 million dollars. All services were free to patients.
Why is this event so important to the desert community?
The Health Assessment Resource Center reports the following:
17.4 percent of Coachella Valley residents were in fair and poor health, more than twice the statewide average of 8.1 percent
20 percent of eastern Riverside County residents have not seen a doctor in the past year.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
http://www.californiacareforce.org/
https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaCareForce
Patient flyer for distribution: http://www.californiacareforce.org/Files/PatientFlierCoachella2014.pdf
