Thousands lineup to get a wristband for free health clinic
Care Harbor is sponsoring the event
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Thousands of people without medical insurance lined up outside Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena today to obtain admission wristbands for a four-day free health clinic scheduled at the venue later this week.
The clinic is expected to provide free medical, dental and vision care for as many as 4,800 uninsured people between Thursday and Sunday, according to the event sponsor, Care Harbor. The clinic will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Some people began lining up as early as Friday to ensure they obtain a wristband, which will be required for admission to the clinic. Distribution of the wristbands is expected to begin at 1 p.m.
Care Harbor has run several similar clinics in the Los Angeles area over the past few years. A four-day event last October at the Sports Arena was attended by about 5,000 people.
Medical practitioners who take part in the event volunteer their time and services. Care Harbor officials said they are still looking for additional volunteers for this week's clinic.
Medical services offered at the clinic will include immunizations, women's health screenings, acupuncture and chiropractic care. There will also be dental cleanings, fillings and extractions and eye exams, according to Care Harbor.
It’s the middle of flu season, and Oliver Brooks, M.D., struggles to convince adults—especially African American adults—to get their flu shots and to immunize their children.
When given the choice, most people would choose good health over poor health, the doctor believes. But despite this, many African Americans avoid flu immunizations and put themselves at risk.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Wristbands will be distributed today for admission to a free clinic at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Exposition Park, where people without health insurance will be seen from Thursday through Oct. 23.
The four daylong CareNow/L.A. mobile clinics are intended to provide free dental, medical and vision health services to the uninsured and underserved.
The goal this year is to serve about 1,200 people each day. More than 800 doctors, dentists and other medical professionals are volunteering their time and effort, CareNow said.
TUSTIN, Calif.—The Orange County Rescue Mission announced today that $227,500 donated by two organizations will be used to fund health services to needy children countywide.
The Children and Families Commission of Orange County contributed $200,000 to the effort, and the American Career College donated $27,500.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — An ex-doctor who was also a minister was sentenced today to 14 years in federal prison for selling a “brown sludge” made of suntan lotion and beef flavoring as a miracle cancer cure to patients across the country, via ads on a religious TV network and her Mission Hills clinic.
Christine Daniel, 58, of Santa Clarita, who operated a clinic under such names as the Sonrise Wellness Center, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert J. Timlin, who remanded Daniel into custody following the four-hour hearing.
Sunday, May 19, is a day when many in Los Angeles and surrounding cities will have an opportunity to be twice-blessed. On that day, many will go out to worship, but will also have the options of getting their physical health and mental health check-ups at the same time.
This Sunday is the day that first ladies of 35 local congregations will host free medical tests for illnesses that particularly target African Americans and Hispanics in the community.
