The Gesundheit! Institute, a not-for-profit health care organization chartered under the Nonprofit Corporation Act of the District of Columbia, is a project in holistic medical care based on the belief that one cannot separate the health of the individual from the health of the family, the community, the world, and the health care system itself. Gesundheit’s model is designed to protect care as the core of the medical interaction. Our model is organized around these principles: Care is free. Patients are treated as friends. Ample time is given to the care interaction (e.g. initial interviews with patients are 3 hours long). All complementary medicine is welcomed. The health of the staff is as important as the health of the patients. Care is infused with fun and play.