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This resolution honors Remote Area Medical (RAM), a nonprofit organization that provides free healthcare services to underserved and uninsured populations, on its 40th anniversary. Founded in 1985 by Stan Brock, a former television personality, RAM operates mobile and telehealth clinics offering dental, vision, and medical services across the United States without receiving government funding or patient payments. Over the past four decades, RAM has mobilized over 230,000 volunteers, primarily medical professionals and students, to serve nearly 978,000 patients and provide more than $215 million in free healthcare. The organization focuses on serving marginalized, low-income, and vulnerable populations in both rural and urban areas, with a mission to ensure quality healthcare access for all individuals regardless of their location or ability to pay. The resolution celebrates RAM's commitment to addressing healthcare inequities and Stan Brock's vision of providing comprehensive medical care to those most in need, with the organization anticipating serving its millionth patient in 2025 and conducting 150 full-scale mobile and telehealth visits in Tennessee alone.

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