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Nov 6, 2023 · Gesundheit! Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Patch Adams, a medical doctor and a clown who advocates for laughter, joy and creativity in healthcare. Learn about their mission, projects and upcoming trip to Bali.
- Gesundheit! Institute Paying Tribute to Dr. Carl Hammerschlag
Dear Friends, our precious brother Carl Hammerschlag has...
- Patch Adams
With an amazing group of friends we created the Gesundheit...
- Contact
Patch Adams MD & Gesundheit Institute P.O. Box 307 Urbana,...
- Education
From Patch Adams regarding SDaS. For years Gesundheit’s...
- Hospital Project
As a hospital project —a hospital without walls–we have been...
- On The Land
An ongoing experiment in the therapeutic role of caring...
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Patch Adams; Gesundheit! Contact; Donate; Patch Adams MD &...
- Events
The Gesundheit! Institute is thrilled to announce the 1st...
- Global Outreach
Our History. The beginnings – Gesundheit’s ‘nasal diplomacy”...
- Patch’s Blog
Upcoming Events. 1st Clowning Trip to Bali June 2nd — 10th,...
- Gesundheit! Institute Paying Tribute to Dr. Carl Hammerschlag
With an amazing group of friends we created the Gesundheit Institute, a pilot hospital model, which we operated for twelve years out of our communal home. We were always open for any kind of problem. Our policy was: 1) no charge 2) no health insurance reimbursement 3) no malpractice insurance 4) 3 to 4 hour initial interview with the patient 5 ...
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Hunter Doherty " Patch " Adams (born May 28, 1945) is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute as a not-for-profit in 1989.
Gesundheit Institute is a project to re-invent the hospital. Our project addresses all problems in the current health care delivery system and offers solutions to those problems in one model, a free clinic and hospital based on fun and friendship in rural West Virginia. Learn More!
As a hospital project —a hospital without walls–we have been active all over the world since 1971. We offer caring and healing (humanitarian clowning, global outreach ), teaching and lecturing (Teaching Center, educational curriculum, Patch Adams’ lecturing).
Sep 1, 2016 · In Peace, Patch. Patch Adams, M.D., founder of the Gesundheit! Institute, is a doctor, clown, activist for peace, justice, and care for all people, and lifelong reader of Communities magazine (since its birth in 1972). See www.patchadams.org.
An ongoing experiment in the therapeutic role of caring community, the Gesundheit! Institute brings students, volunteers, educators, cooks, gardeners, builders, and program attendees together from around the world.