Patch Adams says Gesundheit! Web posted on: Thursday, December 3. AM EST(CNN) - - Over the holiday weekend, millions of moviegoers headed to theaters across the country to see Robin Williams as . The film is based on the life of a real doctor, Dr. Patch Adams and his lifelong quest to change America's health care system. Dr. Adams is the founder of the Gesundheit Institute, a medical center in West Virginia. He's also author of the book . PATCH ADAMS, THE GESUNDHEIT INSTITUTE: Thank you for having me. You consider yourself a clown more than a doctor. In the late 60s, one of his closest friends (a man, not a woman as depicted in the Patch Adams film) was murdered I couldn't find the name of the. Hunter 'Patch' Adams was born into a strict military-like family. Patch went on to start making his one dream into a reality. He believed that the medical system was twisted and that it cheated poor people. Horoscope and astrology data of Patch Adams born on Washington, District of Columbia, with biography. I'm really interested in moving our society away from a society needing Xanax and Prozac, and that is really feeling depressed, to one that is celebrating, and so I find just walking around in colorful clothes, people smile. One of the things I notice, too, is if I see people fighting in public, if I change into my clown character, I can stop the fight - - so far - - 1. So I feel like I'm doing a public service, medically speaking, to walk around this way. You are well known in the medical community because of your institute in West Virginia. You are now well known for your book and your movie, but the big hang- up with you appears to be the current relationship between most doctors and most patients. You say it's not adequate. So we created a hospital 2. And we wanted to humanize health care. So initial interviews with patients were three or four hours long. We knew in that kind of relationship that great medicine can happen. And so, in the modern context with an HMO or some of the other reimbursement styles of practice, what you have is telling a doctor who wants to connect with a patient that they only have 7. Q: Yes, you mentioned the hospital. You're trying to raise right now about $2. Gesundheit Institute, and I.. We're building a 4. And to get the attention you've kind of resorted to the book and the movie, correct? I tried over a thousand foundations and none of them would fund a hospital that doesn't carry malpractice insurance. I tried, I think, every possible means, from writing stars and politicians that said they were interested in healthcare delivery issues, and I had no luck, and so I made a Faustian contract and now I'm going to the people. And we have an 8. SILLY- DR. That - - if people will respond to this, I think it can build a hospital. I know I passed the hat at (a convention) this weekend and raised thousands of dollars, so I think people are responding. The medium of response in America is fame; that's how a person that bounces a ball can make millions of dollars and a school teacher with no fame makes $3. Robin Williams plays your part. That's not what's important. I mean, that's a people- idea focus. What we're interested is in the idea focus. I think Robin himself is compassion, generosity and funny. I like to think that that's who I am, and so I think he was the only actor I wanted to play me, and I think he did a fabulous job, and my friends around the country are feeling that he gives that basic message. But we appreciate your time and stopping by. And best of luck to you with the book and the movie and of course the institute there in West Virginia. Patch Adams - the man who invented clown doctors. Hunter Campbell Adams, or Patch Adams as he is fondly known. Patch has said on his website that the facility will look odd. Reading comprehension: Hunter Patch Adams - Free download as Word Doc (.doc /.docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Reading Comprehension.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
October 2016
Categories |