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The Health Wagon’s Move Mountains Medical Mission 2022

Thursday, December 1, 2022, 9am-4pm Zion Family Ministries • Wise, VA Friday, December 2, 2022, 9am-4pm Health Wagon Office • Clintwood, VA By Appointment Only – (276) 328-8850 Physical Exams Vouchers for Eye Exam/Glasses (Must not have eye insurance) Pharmacy Consult Ultrasound Full Lab Services Diabetes Screenings Nutrition Education Dental

Wise Dental Clinic Naming Campaign

Our Dental Clinic Naming Campaign goal is $135,000. We are almost there! We have $20,000 left for naming opportunities at the clinic which can be made in honor or memory of a friend or loved one! You can leave a legacy… leave your name on a place where people find

The Impossible Dream Achieved

By Betty Boyd Do you want to give back to your community, but did not know how to do it? Being a volunteer is one of the greatest ways to give back. The Health Wagon is always in need of volunteers and today we want to highlight one of the

An Interview with Cara Robinson – Nurse Practitioner

Cara Robinson’s inspiration is her mother, who started out as an intensive care nurse. Cara works for the Health Wagon and will be a nurse practitioner in family medicine.

Health Wagon Christmas Party

The Health Wagon, the region’s only safety net clinic/free clinic, recently celebrated its inaugural Patient Christmas Party on Nov. 13 at the Smiddy Clinic in Wise, Virginia.

AE RFP for new Clintwood Location

Please see the following PDF for the details of the RFP for the new Clintwood location. This is an RFP for Architectural and Engineering services.

In Memoriam: Stan Brock, Humanitarian

Do you have a superhero that you will always remember? Our superhero is Stan Brock, a friend and one of the greatest humanitarians that the world has ever known.

Update: RAM founder Stan Brock dead at 82

Stan Brock, the founder of Remote Area Medical that brings mobile medical clinics to isolated and underserved communities, died Wednesday in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 82.

Founder of RAM clinics dies

Stan Brock, the founder of Remote Area Medical that brings mobile medical clinics to isolated and underserved communities, died Wednesday in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 82.

RAM serves 1,349 patients, MOM 953 at Wise County event

By Stephen Igo Kingsport Times News WISE — The recent Missions of Mercy (MOM) free dental clinic in Wise provided more than $1.3 million worth of care to 953 patients, the Virginia Dental Association Foundation has reported. Held in conjunction with the 19th annual Remote Area Medical (RAM) Health Expedition

Health Wagon gets ARC money for building clinic in Clintwood

By Jenay Tate Dickenson Star Ninth District Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) Tuesday applauded a decision by the Appalachian Regional Commission to award a $500,000 grant to the Health Wagon for construction of a health clinic in Clintwood. Griffith said the ARC made the announcement Tuesday. “Today’s announcement means that more

$500K federal grant coming to Clintwood for health clinic

By WCYB wcyb.com CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) approved a $500,000 grant to be given to the Health Wagon for the construction of a health clinic in Clintwood, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) announced Tuesday.Plans for the clinic include spaces for medical, dental, vision care, x-ray, telehealth,

Heart Health 1,2,3 Toolkit

March 12, 2018 The Health Wagon continues to provide compassionate, quality health care to the medically underserved people in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. The Health Wagon is the only free clinic available to patients in our six-county service area (Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan and Russell Counties). As we

RAM, M.O.M. still a team

By Stephen Igo Kingsport Times News WISE — The 19th annual Remote Area Medical (RAM) Health Expedition got rolling Friday in its typical bust the fairgrounds’ gates open at the break of dawn fashion, and its former partner — the Virginia Dental Association Foundation’s Missions of Mercy (M.O.M.) — was

An Interview with Ron Carson The Silent Epidemic

In the foothills of Appalachia there is a silent epidemic that is growing more and more every day, it is Black Lung Disease. During the 1970’s Black Lung disease was very prevalent. Since then the numbers have been up and down, until recently has there been an up-tick in the

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