1 in 6 Americans don't have health insurance. The Rural Area Medical event at the Wise County Fairground in southwest Virginia provides free healthcare services to over 3,000 uninsured or underinsured patients every July.

Demand for medical care is so high, many patients sleep in their cars in the fairground parking lot hoping to be one of the lucky ones who will be seen.

Hopeful patients wait for their number to be called before the sunrises over the Wise County Fair Ground.

Teeth that were extracted from patients seeking free dental health care at the Rural Area Medical Event in Wise, VA.

A woman waits to see a doctor at the Rural Area Medical event in Wise, VA.

A little boy has his teeth x-rayed at the Rural Area Medical Event in Wise, VA.

Dentures being shaved for a custom fit.

A golf cart gives a patient a lift across the fair grounds.

A brand new smile for this patient.

A patient receives a complete optical exam at the Rural Area Medical event in Wise, VA.

Hopeful patients wait for their number to be called before the sunrises over the Wise County Fair Ground.

A woman and her family sleep in their truck overnight for the chance of seeing a doctor the next morning at the Rural Area Medical event in Wise, VA.