"...Patch created the Gesundheit Institute. They operated for twelve years out of their communal home. These were the Institute's policies: 1) No charge, 2) No health insurance reimbursement, 3) No malpractice insurance, 4) 3-to-4 hour initial interview with patient, 5) Home as hospital, 6) Integration of all the healing arts, 7) Integration of medicine with performance arts, arts and crafts, nature, agriculture, education, recreation, and social service; 8) The health of the staff is as important as the health of the patient. Patch, his group of friends, and their staff managed to keep the institute running for twelve years."
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Patch Adams: Medical Doctor, Clown, and Humanitarian Activist (28 October 2021)
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