FEATURE/Dr. ``Patch'' Adams Launches Major Relief Effort to ``Adopt'' Children's Hospital in Kabul.Business Editors & Health/Medical/Entertainment Writers FEATURE... ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--May 15, 2002 30,000 Pounds of Relief Supplies Headed To Hospital, Where Estimated 1-in-3 Children Die Each Day Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, the compassionate "clown clown, a comic character usually distinguished by garish makeup and costume whose antics are both humorously clumsy and acrobatic. The clown employs a broad, physical style of humor that is wordless or not as self-consciously verbal as the traditional fool or jester. doctor" portrayed by Robin Williams in the namesake name·sake n. One that is named after another. [From the phrase for the name's sake.] namesake Noun Hollywood movie, and his Gesundheit! Institute The Gesundheit! Institute, located outside of Hillsboro in rural West Virginia, was founded by Hunter "Patch" Adams in 1972. The Institute states its vision as being dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare delivery by replacing what the Institute sees as greed and competition with today announced the kick-off of a major humanitarian effort to aid the Indira Gandhi Noun 1. Indira Gandhi - daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984) Gandhi, Indira Nehru Gandhi, Mrs. Gandhi Children's Health Children's Health Definition Children's health encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children from infancy through adolescence. Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. An unprecedented donation of critically needed hospital goods will begin departing from East and West Coast distribution centers on May 18th for arrival beginning May 22nd. Adams and a nationwide network of healthcare, corporate, individual and charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. have assembled more than 30,000 pounds of donated goods, valued at over $600,000, including vitally needed medical supplies, medicines, wheel chairs, food, and other necessities for the children. The shipment will be escorted by Adam's trademark ambassador clowns who will oversee the delivery and spend time with the children at the hospital and hospital staff. "I was deeply troubled by the dismal conditions I witnessed at this hospital. We're told that one out of every three children die daily due to lack of nutrition and proper medicines," said Patch Adams, who says he plans to "adopt" the hospital and provide ongoing support. In addition to Adams and the Gesundheit! Institute, the following groups have contributed to the shipment of supplies: Collaborating Charities: ----------------------- -- California Emergency Foodlink -- California Grain Inspection Station -- Cayuga Medical Center -- Community Presbyterian Church Mission Fund -- Indian Harvest Specialifoods -- King's Gifts and Collectibles -- King's Pharmaceutical Benevolent Fund -- Penske Truck Co. -- Southern Pines Rotary Club -- Yale Pacific Co. Major Contributor of Services: ----------------------------- -- California Emergency Foodlink -- California Grain Inspection Station -- Cayuga Medical Center -- Community Presbyterian Church Mission Fund -- Indian Harvest Specialifoods -- King's Gifts and Collectibles -- King's Pharmaceutical Benevolent Fund -- Penske Truck Co. -- Southern Pines Rotary Club -- Yale Pacific Co. About Patch Adams and The Gesundheit! Institute Hunter "Patch" Adams is a doctor, "clown" and firm believer in the healing powers of humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , joy and simple listening. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute -- a hospital dedicated to a more connected, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. approach to medicine, to solve every single problem with the way health care is delivered in the U.S. |
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