More than just making it free, however, Patch believes that patients should not be treated conventionally, but psychologically and spiritually by making them feel love, laughter, friendship and safety, in spite of whatever disease or condition they may have. While there, he learns that the doctors are not truly concerned for the well-being of their patients, which then this inspires Patch to enter the medical industry with the revolutionary approach of making health care free and available for all. The late Robin Williams on the left & the real Patch Adams on the right.įor those who haven’t seen the movie, the story is about a man who commits himself to a mental institution because he is suicidal. It moved me to tears, not just because it was such a powerful film that addressed a major issue plaguing our world (the shameful state of health “care”), but also because I knew that what I was witnessing was actually based on a true story.
I remember the first time I saw the movie Patch Adams, starring the late great comedian Robin Williams.
