Remote Medical Care Facility

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A story featured on 60 Minutes tonight centered around a medical team that was created to provide access to medical care for people living in remote areas. Now it seems that instead of going into remote areas of the world, 60% of the care provided by these unselfish medical people is concentrated right here in the United States. We should be asking ourselves why, in a country that is purported to be one of the richest in the world, there is such a need for such a service. On this occasion the team was in Knoxville, Tennessee, where people started lining up hours ahead of the scheduled opening time -in the cold weather-to receive medical attention. The team only opertes on weekends which necessitates the truning away of hundreds of needy people each weekend. The founder, whose name I forget, is a hero in my opinion. It was reported that he does not even have a home, no family, and is wholly dedicated to helping people in need of medical assistance. He is British by birth and was said to be living in an abandoned school building at the time. I can't think of anything more unselfish than that. The team is funded by support from small donations mostly. I wondered why there are no big corporations behind this worthwhile venture. I plan to do more research on it, but I was just wondering if any of you saw the story and what you thought of it.