More patients seen in first day compared to all of 2023

BUTLER TWP — Cassidy Malarkey, 23, said she and her husband pulled into the parking lot at Butler Intermediate High School at around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, so that they and their 1-year-old son, Robert, could receive dental care.

The Remote Area Medical clinic was scheduled to open at 6 a.m. that day, and Malarkey was just one patient who spent the night in the parking lot to get in line for the free clinic.

“To have this on the weekend, when you don’t have to work, this has just been really helpful,” Malarkey said.

Lynn McKinnis, a physical therapist and coordiantor for the Butler County clinic, said that when the clinic was last held in 2023, over 300 people showed up. Remote Area Medical is a nationwide network of volunte

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