Remote Area Medical Clinic in Terre Haute
- dhardesty2
- Aug 3
- 4 min read
Getty Media Photos from Clinic available here.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Remote Area Medical is holding a free dental, vision and medical clinic at Terre Haute South this weekend.
Remote Area Medical (RAM) says they are holding this pop-up clinic to address the urgent issue of uninsured or underinsured Americans. The clinic will provide free dental cleanings, dental fillings, dental extractions, dental X-rays, eye exams, eye health exams, eyeglass prescriptions, eyeglasses made on site, women’s health exams and general medical exams to those who might otherwise go without these essential services.
The RAM clinic is in collaboration with Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health and will be open August 2-3, at Terre Haute South High School. No Insurance or ID is required, and it is open to anyone in need.
The parking lot for the clinic will open no later than 11:59 p.m. on Friday night, August 1, and will remain open for the duration of the clinic. Once in the parking lot, patients will receive information regarding clinic processes and next steps.
Sunday’s clinic operations will be an abbreviated day, so patients are advised to arrive as early as possible.
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Sue Loughlin , The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.
Fri, August 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT
A free health clinic will be offered at Terre Haute South Vigo High School Saturday and Sunday.
Free dental, medical and vision services will be provided, and no insurance or identification is required. It is open to everyone.
The health clinic is offered through Remote Area Medical in conjunction with the Lugar Center for Rural Health.
“We are here to deliver completely free quality health care. No insurance. No ID required,” said Brad Sands, clinic coordinator with Remote Area Medical (RAM), a nonprofit that provides healthcare services to those in need through mobile pop-up clinics around the country.
The free clinic will open at 6 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday and it is taking place at the gym; services are available to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis. Sunday clinics are a half day.
Services will include dental cleanings, fillings, and extractions; eye exams and prescriptions; and general medical care including women’s health and point-of-care-testing.
“If you need the service, that’s what we are here for,” Sands said. “We’re here for the people that can’t afford it or can’t get access to it. We’re just trying to fill that gap that so many people in this country have when it comes to health care.”
Due to demand, patients may need to choose either dental or vision services. All patients will receive access to medical services.
There will also be a resource fair for community members and the first 100 children who receive health services at the event will also get a free backpack with school supplies, according to information provided by the Lugar Center.
Terre Haute South is located at 3737 S. Seventh St. For patients who drive to the clinic, they are asked to enter at the Davis Avenue entrance for parking.
Parking will be on the south side of the school, Sands said. On Friday, parking was expected to open by midnight for those who wanted to arrive early.
There is no set end time for clinics, but providers can only see so many patients per hour, Sands said.
Patients should be prepared to wait and bring their own food, water, medications, and weather-appropriate clothing.
According to Sands, RAM operates through donations and corporate sponsors and works with community host groups. Those providing services at the site are typically volunteers from the local community.
College RAM chapters also provide volunteers.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — RAM is a nonprofit medical clinic that is based out of Tennessee, but this weekend, it made a pitstop in the Wabash Valley to provide free dental cleanings, fillings, extractions, eyes exams, prescription glasses, and other general medical care for those in need.
“Some folks they just don’t have access to it. They waited all day in some cases just to be seen in dental and get that care that they so desperately needed and so it’s a privilege to be able to deliver that to folks,” said Brad Sands, Medic Coordinator for Remote Area Medical.
In Terre Haute alone, the nonprofit saw over 200 patients between Saturday and Sunday. With the help of hundreds of volunteers from across the United States, the mission of the clinic is to help those who are uninsured or under-insured.
“Not everybody has insurance coverage for these ancillary services like dental and vision. People can come in same day and get glasses, come in same day and get extractions and cleanings, so it’s a really huge thing,” said Emily Proctor, nurse practitioner student and student volunteer.
One of the local RAM volunteers said he was extremely impressed with the team and equipment and was happy to assist many people, including children with immediate dentistry needs.
“Took out a tooth on a little boy and he needed a lot of work done, but he couldn’t quite handle everything so today was more about getting him out of pain and he’s going to have to figure out where to go for the remainder of the treatment,” said Ben Cvengros, General Dentist at Crown Hill Dentistry in Clinton.
Last year, the remote area medical nonprofit served over 36,000 people across the country and this year, RAM is celebrating 40 years of health, hope, and humanity.
Ram clinics pop up all over the United States, to learn where they are heading next visit Home – Remote Area Medical .
