What would a hospital/ clinic that provided free services look like?
There are plenty of ‘free’ hospitals and clinics
– the costs of which are usually endured by funders or the government.
Our “fund” is the universe– the abundant and infinite. We believe in giving our service- as a service. The patient’s cost of the visit was already paid by the prior patient! That’s right- an anonymous gift. The patient can pay-it-forward if s/he wishes to do so.
How much should they pay? Its totally up to them. We require nothing- we gift our services, no strings attached. If a patient chooses to give, it is from their hearts. Our interconnectedness is evident… once upon a time, healers would take care of their community and in turn the community would take care of them. There was no need to “charge” fees to patients or to have “insurance”… the community relationships were strong
We are working towards a community-based health center that is based in the context of ‘gift-economy‘. At its core, gift economy is a shift from consumption to contribution, transaction to trust, scarcity to abundance and isolation to community.
The gifts given to Karma Clinic help to sustain the costs of running the center and providing life-sustenance for the healers that have shared their gifts. Thank you to those who support Karma Clinic in whichever way they do– your support is appreciated, as it helps Karma Clinic to be a self-sufficient, integral health care model.
i am so happy to see this model of working… thanks for doing this!
I love this reality happening.
I’m wondering, would the clinic accept, lets say a $500. grant from a philanthropic foundation, even if it had their name on it. Or does the donation have to be converted into anonymity first?