Representatives of the Gesundheit Hospital Institute in Washington D-C arevisiting central Iowa this week. Kevin Byrne says a facilityis being built now in West Virginia that will be similar to the one featuredin the movie “Patch Adams,” where health is injected with humor.The Institute is getting a lot of publicity since the film starring RobinWilliams came out last year. Dr. John Glick says Dr. “Patch” Adams foundedthe group of healers, visionaries and clowns working to build a healingcommunity based on humor, compassion, generosity and enthusiastic hard work.Glick and Byrne were in Webster City on Monday to speak at the 9th annual”People For People” mental health seminar. Glick says another goal is fordoctors to see patients without charging for any services. For more information, call 877-745-5937 or see the website at:www.patchadams.org
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