May 7, 2001: Gesundheit! - Dr. Patch Adams

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Patch Adams, the physician and social activist whose life inspired the Robin Williams film, for a wide-ranging conversation about health care, compassion, and American society. Adams, founder of the Gesundheit Institute, describes his 30-year mission to provide free medical care and his plan to build a full-scale hospital in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where doctors and nurses would work for $3,000 a year. Adams shares his personal history, from growing up on army… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/may-7-2001-gesundheit-dr-patch-adams