2007-01-30 20:30:59 · 4 answers · asked by Karla 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Hunter "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia) founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1972.
His life was the template for the plot of the movie Patch Adams, starring Robin Williams. Adams is currently based in Arlington, Virginia, where he promotes alternative health care in collaboration with the institute.
Patch Adams, a military brat, is also a social activist, citizen diplomat, professional clown, performer, and author. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to Russia as clowns, to bring hope and joy to orphans, patients, and the people. In 1998 he also visited Bosnia, one of the Balkan Peninsula countries torn apart by the war that started after the break-up of Yugoslavia.
2007-01-30 23:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Prof Hao 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
patch adams is a movie about a man who starts off in a mental institution and then ends up having his own hospital that he runs with a friend.
2007-01-31 08:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsey P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he is a real person(and not just a movie character)he believed that humour could help heal and that the dignity of the patient and the quality of life was more important than the quantity of life.
actually what i know is mainly from the movie, so it's not much.
God bless,
gabe
2007-01-31 02:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know he is altruistic. And the Dr. I will someday be.
2007-01-31 04:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by bountyhunter101 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋