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As a child and young teen, Patch was a nerdy strange kid. He considers himself as an activist for peace, justice and care for all people. Photo credit: Lucy Paige Sheffield Patch Adamsīorn in 1945, Hunter “Patch” Adams is an American physician, public speaker, comedian, author and clown. You WILL receive a receipt. If you have any questions, please e-mail Our Federal Tax ID is 52-1573251.Photo of Patch Adams during a clowning tour in Morocco, 2014. Thank you for your contribution, your donation qualifies as a tax deduction should you care to take it. *This form is SECURE* Your donation, and any payment on, has the latest security measures in place to protect your private information.

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With your help, we can educate and inspire the future of healthcare.Īll donations take us one step closer to realizing Patch Adams’ vision, offering free healthcare within a community fostered on the importance of happiness, silliness, love, creativity and cooperation to achieve true health.Įvery dollar raised will help us continue our important work with you by our side. To acknowledge the importance of a holistic approach to care, integrating multiple therapeutic methods and modalities.To treat patients as friends and part of our community.To prioritize health of the care-giver as well as receiver.To enable initial assessments to be as long as they are required to be, avoiding the dehumanizing effects of rushed appointments.

To place mutual trust at the heart of all interactions in our hospital.

Eliminate debt as part of receiving care, taking one of the most expensive parts of our economy and giving it away as free healthcare.

We place the best interests of both staff and patients at the heart of everything we do. We believe real healing is achieved when practitioners combine knowledge of the technology of medicine with a compassionate approach. As a family doctor, Patch Adams likes to spend 3-4 hours on initial assessments. Each practitioner can spend all the time they need with a patient. We will integrate most of the healing arts. We will not accept third party reimbursement. In this way, we can deliver free healthcare at the Gesundheit Hospital. By creating a communal ecovillage for our permanent staff, who will live and work together, we create a place where everyone contributes and is paid equally, saving on the high costs associated with traditional hospitals.

The current system of healthcare revolves around corporate structures, designed to prioritize profit over care. How does the Gesundheit hospital solve existing problems in healthcare? In the words of Patch Adams himself: “I envisioned a model of holistic medical care based on the belief that one cannot separate the health of the individual from the health of the family, the community, the society and the world.” The atmosphere we will create is happy, funny, loving, cooperative, creative and thoughtful.

The project includes a permaculture farm and Teaching Center, and delivers care through our key principle that a loving connection between doctor and patient is essential for healing.įriendship and mutual interdependence are key ingredients in ensuring that real connection is formed, to realize our therapeutic mission. The Gesundheit Hospital is the embodiment of our philosophy: a 40-bed rural community hospital building in rural West Virginia, dedicated to the free, community-centered approach that Patch Adams has pioneered since 1971.