In the post before last I told you about my 5 day stay
in New York Hospital.

I was admitted on Sunday evening and was discharged
Thursday evening. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday… 5 -days.

But it only totals about 96 hours so the hospital calls it 4 days.

I was hooked up to I.V.’s for days with no food or drink
(not even water). They probably saved my life.

The doctors and nurses were all wonderful.
Very professional care in very capable hands.

How much does all this cost?
The bill came today:

Rm Two Beds or more $8,230.08
Drugs $758.57
Laboratory Services $346.30
Laboratory Services $516.52
Laboratory Services $235.56
Laboratory Services $578.25
Laboratory Services $73.15
X-Ray Services $229.10
Cat Scan $4,518.51
Emer Room Services $827.68
Drugs $506.94
Ekg Inpatient 174.81

Totals $16,995.47

And when you add in the cost of the phone and television…
That’s a grand total of over $17,000.00 bucks for 4 days.
That’s $,4,250 per day…

And I didn’t even get any surgery (yet).

I wonder how much more that would have been?
Professional Care comes with a professional price tag.

Would you have enough money to pay for this if it came
out of your pocket?

Most people couldn’t afford to make a payment like that.

It’s not their fault. They work hard, get paid well but the
cost of living is sooo expensive. Most families just have
a hard time saving money.

The solution is NOT to cut back.
The solution is to Earn More!

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