About 1000 people turned up to see a doctor at the one-day free health clinic in the nation's capital on Wednesday. The prime reason for this turn up was unemployment and an economy that was wounded.

They wanted basic care as they were either denied it because of no insurance or they had no money to get it.

The event's medical director Dr. Bobby Kapur said that out of those who came to the convention, about three-quarters were unemployed, had no insurance and were depending on hourly wages.

Joyce Albury, 54, Upper Marlboro, MD, said, "They told me I had to be blind or have children to get Medicaid or anything."

There were about 1000 volunteers comprising nurses and doctors who made he convention what it was. They provided basic medical care to about 1000 uninsured individuals from the D. C. metro area.

Event organizer and executive director of the National Association of Free Clinics, Nicole Lamoureux, said diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are the most common among those who are seen at free clinics like this one. They come at a stage where they need emergency care.

Lamoureux said, "It's a very humbling experience to come to a convention to get what we consider basic care."