Hundreds Wait for Free Health Care in LA CBS News
Hundreds of people with hundreds of reasons to seek free medical care lined up before dawn and poured into the Los Angeles Sports Arena Tuesday for physical exams, eye exams, glasses, screenings, tests and dental work.Charlea Williams lost her job and all her medical and dental coverage.
Josh McGrew works, but can't afford health insurance. He needs to "get some teeth pulled."
CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports 300 medical volunteers will serve 1,200 patients a day for the next week -- all for free -- thanks to Stan Brock.
"There really is a problem here in the United States," Brock said, "it's not just in the Amazon and in places like Haiti."
Brock started Remote Area Medical 25 years ago, getting American doctors to volunteer and bring modern medicine to the Third World.
Bock said "64 percent of everything we do is here in America."
60 Minutes: Remote Area Medical
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