Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh's annual free clinic concluded its first day Friday with a one-day total that nearly matched last year's combined attendance.

Volunteers and medical professionals provided dental, visual and hearing care — free of charge — for 1,375 people at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

The clinic has been held annually since 2017, first in the former A.J. Palumbo Center on Duquesne University's campus, and it served 667 people in its first year.

Last year, volunteers served 1,676 in two days. But organizers say such numbers could never be reached without the estimated 2,000 volunteers and more than 200 medical professionals who committed to participating this year.

"I just want to say thank you to all of them," said Keith Young, Mission of Mercy board member an

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