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The Gesundheit Institute continues to do its amazing work and sustains much of its volunteer efforts by receiving donations.

Adams and the volunteers regularly don their signature clown noses, outlandish outfits, and friendly smiles to bring happiness to refugee camps, natural disaster sites, and other poverty-stricken areas.

The institute engages in global outreach programs, in which Adams and the institute’s volunteers travel to countries around the world to spread their message of joy and to increase awareness of their organization. This hospital will also carry out these six important policies. In the future, Adams plans to build a comprehensive hospital facility to provide free health care to those in need. Upon completion, patients will have access to treatment within this facility. The Gesundheit Institute began the construction of their first large building, a “Teaching Center,” in West Virginia. This model operated for 12 years, treated thousands of patients, and became the basis for the Gesundheit Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit healthcare organization.

All complementary medicines are accepted.

The health of the caregiver is as important as the health of the care-receiver.

3-4 hour initial interviews are conducted with patients.

Care is free no third party reimbursement is accepted.

The hospital’s six core policies were unlike any other.

Patch Adams combines laughter, fun, and old-fashioned clowning around to spread his message of holistic medical care to the world.Īdams, who earned his medical degree in 1971, created a groundbreaking hospital model, which operated out of his communal home.