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The inspiring and hilarious journey of Patch Adams reveals his commitment to transforming health care and the practice of medicine. As a social revolutionary, Adams founded the Gesundheit Institute, a home-based medical practice that has provided free care to over 15,000 people. He is currently working on a full-scale hospital that will offer free services to anyone in need. His ambitious vision challenges the notion of impossibility, as he employs unconventional methods—such as wearing a red clown nose for sick children or rolling down a hill with a troubled patient—to foster healing. In his lectures at medical schools and conferences, Adams's vibrant energy breaks through the impersonal nature of the medical industry, emphasizing the vital doctor-patient relationship at the core of genuine care. All author royalties support the Gesundheit Institute, a 40-bed free hospital in West Virginia. Adams advocates for a future where health care is accessible, affordable, and compassionate, countering the costly and grim reality of modern medicine. Through his talks to various audiences, he illustrates how healing can be a loving, creative, and humorous exchange rather than a mere business transaction.
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Gesundheit!, Patch Adams
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Gesundheit!
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Patch Adams
- Publisher
- Healing Arts Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 089281781X
- ISBN13
- 9780892817818
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Biographies, Health & Medicine, Psychological Topics, Humor, Psychology, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Health, Medicine
- Original title
- Gesundheit!
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- The inspiring and hilarious journey of Patch Adams reveals his commitment to transforming health care and the practice of medicine. As a social revolutionary, Adams founded the Gesundheit Institute, a home-based medical practice that has provided free care to over 15,000 people. He is currently working on a full-scale hospital that will offer free services to anyone in need. His ambitious vision challenges the notion of impossibility, as he employs unconventional methods—such as wearing a red clown nose for sick children or rolling down a hill with a troubled patient—to foster healing. In his lectures at medical schools and conferences, Adams's vibrant energy breaks through the impersonal nature of the medical industry, emphasizing the vital doctor-patient relationship at the core of genuine care. All author royalties support the Gesundheit Institute, a 40-bed free hospital in West Virginia. Adams advocates for a future where health care is accessible, affordable, and compassionate, countering the costly and grim reality of modern medicine. Through his talks to various audiences, he illustrates how healing can be a loving, creative, and humorous exchange rather than a mere business transaction.