Hausbesuche
- 144 páginas
- 6 horas de lectura
Patch Adams es un médico estadounidense que defiende el poder del humor y la compasión en la curación. Su trabajo demuestra que la risa puede ser un medicamento potente y que la empatía es un componente crucial de la atención al paciente. El enfoque de Adams subraya la importancia de la humanidad en la medicina.




Dr. Patch Adams knows the inner side of healing. House Calls is a reminder that some of the most important factors in healing are not high-tech marvels but ordinary factors such as love, compassion, friendship, and hope. This book will lighten anyone's heart and assist him or her on a healing journey.
In 1971, Dr. Adams and a few colleagues founded the Gesundheit Institute in Northern Virginia. During the next 12 years, they operated a home-based family medical practice and managed to treat over 15,000 people without payment, malpractice insurance, or formal facilities. Royalties will fund the Gesundheit Institute, a 40-bed free hospital in West Virginia. Photographs.