Volunteers needed for Remote Area Medical clinic in Pahrump

Remote Area Medical will bring its 11th annual Pahrump clinic to the Pahrump Valley High School campus Oct. 3 and 4, and organizers are trying to lock in the volunteers that keep the operation moving. The event will be set up Oct. 2 at the Pathways Building, 501 E. Calvada Blvd., and torn down Oct. 4.

The clinic will be open to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis, with no ID and no insurance required. RAM says the Pahrump event will offer free dental, vision and medical care, a service mix that can include dental X-rays, cleanings, extractions and fillings, along with vision exams, on-site eyeglasses, medical screenings, mental health care and women’s health exams.

The local Community Host Group under the NyE Communities Coalition is asking for both medical professionals and general support volunteers. That includes people who can work registration, parking, interpreting and other nonclinical jobs, a point that matters because the clinic cannot function on doctors and dentists alone. RAM’s volunteer system lets people sign up for events and change assignments, and the organization says its clinics depend on that network of volunteers.

For Pahrump, the need is not abstract. Ryan Muccio, board president of the NyE Communities Coalition, said, “Pahrump is definitely a health-care island. We have a lack of providers for medical, dental, vision, and mental health, so this really fills that gap and that need.” That shortage helps explain why RAM has returned to the valley year after year and why the 2026 clinic will extend a run of at least 11 straight years.

RAM says it has been serving communities since 1985 and operates volunteer-powered mobile clinics across the country. Its patient guidance shows how heavily the event depends on smooth logistics: the parking lot opens at midnight, and numbers are handed out as people enter. In a town where many residents would otherwise face long drives, higher costs or delayed care, the volunteers staffing those entry points, check-in tables and parking areas will determine how many people get through the doors and into care.