Gesundheit! Institute

You have to meet Patch, to understand this gift of a person!!! There is no one else like him, speak of someone that has integrity & passion for the health of the global community. Be a volunteer and receive so much more than toucan ever give!!! You go Patch

There’s really a guy named Patch Adams, and he really runs a free hospital where the values and traditions include healing through laughter, compassionate care, social activism, and most of all, clowning around. There are real clowns — not the scary kind.
The hospital carries no medical liability insurance, and they do not accept payment from patients or insurance companies. The idea is to practice medicine with mutual trust, which they feel cannot exist if treated as a commodity. The patients are friends. They strongly emphasize all the preventative health measures.
They accept volunteers at the hospital in Hillsboro, West Virginia, as long as you’re available for a few months and have the needed skills. Carpenters are especially needed at the moment. If you want to commune with nature and a rollicking gang with medical talent, check them out. They also put on performances of a wide spectrum.
I became friends with Patch in 1988 and he changed my life forever. The most important thing I learned from him was to make every day a happy one. I at least make each day happier.