Richard Fields, of Castlewood, Va., speaks with a doctor (not pictured) while being treated at the makeshift medical hospital at the clinic on Sunday morning. America's War on Healthcare For three days in late July, hundreds of medical and dental professionals and students descended on the mountains of Southwest Virginia to treat the underinsured or uninsured with the help of Remote Area Medical. In that time over 2,700 patients were seen, giving hope to the neglected people of rural America.