Patch Adams: A Story of Compassion and Revolution in Healthcare
Explore the inspiring journey of Dr. Patch Adams, a renowned American clown doctor who overcame adversity to pioneer holistic and humanity-centered healthcare. From battling racism and violence to founding Gesundheit!, his unique hospital model, discover how he revolutionized the concept of healthcare as a human right with love and passion.
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Dr Patch Adams By Peace-Fool Happiness! Australia
Background Dr Patch Adams is a famous American clown doctor. He is a family doctor and pioneered humanity in health care. He says: my life has been a dance with humanity. Friends are my passion. Hunter (Patch) Adams was a WWII baby and his father was in the army and fought in WWII and Korea. Patch grew up on army bases. His father was so damaged from his military experience that he couldn t connect with him. (How many men feel this?) His mother was a school teacher, she fed his interests and gave him self esteem which made him a creative loving man who cared for people.
Racism, Violence and Suicide After his father died he moved to Virginia and went to a all white school. He was beaten up for standing up against racism Patch was hospitalised 3 times because he didn t want to live in a world of so much violence and injustice. He wanted to end his life at 18. Instead of suicide he decided to create revolution, a love revolution. He decided to serve humanity through medicine. He decided to be happy. He entered medical school in 1967 to use it as a vehicle for social change, graduated in 1971
Gesundheit! Whole Systems thinker create a hospital that addressed all problems in one model 1971 he created Gesundheit! (Achoo later became the magazine) Created a hospital (6 bedroom house) open 24/7 for all medical problems. 500-1,000 people each month, 5-50 per night. Never charged money for anything. Wanted people to feel they belong to community and feel friendship.
Health Care is a Human Right Integrated Medicine model He used disease to get them into a university of human culture. Teaching: love, joy, humour, passion, wonder, creativity, intimacy, curiosity and shared efforts with people. Integrate healing arts, our law is what do the patients need . No donation in first 12 years. The first interview with a patient is 4 hours long, ask every question sensitive to life, he visits their home. No-one is proactive about health. Many have Low self esteem. Low vitality for life. Saw thousands of patients.
Gesundheit! Policy 1) no charge 2) no health insurance reimbursement 3) no malpractice insurance 4) 3-4 hour interview with the patient 5) home as hospital 6) integration of all the healing arts 7) integration of medicine with performance arts, crafts, nature, agriculture, education, recreation and social service 8) the health of the staff is as important as the health of the patient
Patch Adams and Robin Williams In 1998 the movie Patch Adams was released. https://youtu.be/lZqGA1ldvYE (2.05) Objective to expand friendshipism
Patchs Brother Wildman Invited me to Russia Studying Peace Studies at La Trobe University and just wrote to Patch saying would love to clown one day. His brother Wildman invited me to Russian for their Healing with Humour Tour. Had 7 weeks to raise $7,500 Clowned with Robyn at The Canberra Hospital. I didn t realise until years later who her mother Helen was, she paid for my trip. I found a book in Adelaide and randomly went through it, I saw Helen Handbury, she was the sister of Rupert Murdoch.
Healing with Humour Tour (2002) The trip to Russia entailed visiting nursing homes, orphanages, hospitals, clowning on subways and on the streets. Patch talked to us about clowning and that it was wise not to give things out, but to focus on sharing loving kindness. He said the purpose of the trip was to experience a small tribe dedicated to giving love. He was offering us an experience of loving others and ourselves selflessly.
Over 600,000 Children Orphaned in Russia The children in the orphanages suffered institutionalisation and we heard stories of exploitation for prostitution. We (as clowns) witnessed some trauma whilst moving around the orphanages. In 2002, there were apparently 600,000 children orphaned in Russia. During our visits to orphanages we were informed by the clowns that the children had told them that the Mafia infiltrated these places and would take children for prostitution. They were vulnerable with no parental protection.
Choice Cuts: Healing with Humour Tour of Russia Clowning in Russia with Patch Adams Part 1 [10 mins, orphans] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqR1vrCTx2M&list=PLAUnangWruGvw2- La94x2lEs9uiOSJ8Wo Up to 2.46, 8:39-9.23 / 13.17-15.30 Clowning in Russia with Patch Adams Part 2 8.24 and 14.46 (clowns) https://youtu.be/99BJWChljfs?list=PLAUnangWruGvw2-La94x2lEs9uiOSJ8Wo Clowning in Russia with Patch Adams Part 4 (Love Revolution) 8-3.00, 5.30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99BJWChljfs&list=PLAUnangWruGvw2- La94x2lEs9uiOSJ8Wo&index=4
Everyone is GREAT https://youtu.be/CsgygJyBsak
Travelling the World for Peace https://youtu.be/_1GU7UAFETs
