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Article: Hundreds get free health care as traveling service hits L.A. Close Up.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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Byline: Shaya Tayefe Mohajer; The Associated Press
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Though he'd waited since 3:25 a.m. to see a dentist, a smile graced the face of Arturo Castaneda on Tuesday afternoon as he leaned against his blind man's cane and waited for someone to pull his bothersome tooth.
Like hundreds of others who showed up in the pre-dawn hours for free health care at The Forum in Inglewood, the 50-year-old man was relieved that he would receive the care he needed. Eventually.
The Los Angeles event marks the first time Remote Area Medical has provided such medical care in a major urban area. The medical group typically serves patients in rural ...