House Call: A Doctor's Journey from the Delivery Room to Congress- An Insider View on What Should We Expect From ObamaCare and What We Can Do About ... From ObamaCare and What We Can Do About It - Softcover

Patch Adams M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1885003188 ISBN 13: 9781885003188

Publisher: Robert D. Reed Publishers, 1998

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About the Author:

Patch Adams, M.D. is the founder and director of the Gesundheit Institute, a thirty-year-old project to create a hospital that addresses all the problems of care delivery. They have never charged money, accepted third-party reimbursement, or carried malpractice insurance. It is the first hospital to fully integrate all the healing arts and to be wellness and arts focused. Patch has been a clown for more than 30 years. He has performed all over the world and for fourteen years has taken a group of clowns every year to Russia. He is the author of Gesundheit (Healing Arts Press), which was made into the movie Patch Adams by Universal Pictures (Released in December 1998), starring Robin Williams as Patch. At his core, Patch is a political activist, desiring a world that has replaced the gods of greed and power with generosity and compassion. He is a lover of poetry, dance, nature, people, and service.

Synopsis:

This manual suggests that health can be maintained if aided by joy, laughter and kindness, claiming that the most helpful treatment is hope, love, relaxation and the simple joy of living. It offers positive ways of enhancing life for the healthy, and guidance for the medical community.

About this edition

• Publisher: Robert D. Reed Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1885003188
• ISBN 13: 9781885003188
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 159
• Illustrator: J.V. Amerongen, Jerry Van Amerongen